Social Comparison Theory explains how we evaluate ourselves by comparing to others shaping our self-esteem, motivation, and ...

Upward comparisons—spotting the gap between who I am and who I aspire to be—often lead to dissatisfaction. People scroll for ...

In short, comparison can be the thief of joy, but research offers suggestions for a “security system”: 1. Recognize that you’re likely using an unrealistic target when evaluating yourself ...

But that doesn't mean people are sad. Maybe they're elated. Steers: I got into this line of research after my sister wasn't able to go to a school dance, and she was really upset.After looking at ...

Today, as the program celebrates 40 years of education and training focused on the integration of research with patient care, ...

In a paper published in the journal Current Research in Behavioral Sciences, Concordia researchers looked at psychology and philosophy – two comparable disciplines – and investigated what accounted ...

Morse’s research with Witvliet will be among the more than 200 research projects by students from academic programs throughout the college — including 18 from the Department of Psychology — that are ...

The Psychology and Law Research Group is a group of people who come to do research on issues in psychology that pertain to law. Members of the lab may come from the Clinical, Social, or Cognitive ...

Current Research. Members of our lab are currently pursuing a number of research directions, reflected in graduate students' thesis and dissertation projects, as well as lab-wide studies. Our current ...