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Why do we sometimes enjoy the misfortune of others?

... feeling (Baudelaire, 1855/1955); and as harmful to social relations (Heider, 1958). Although schadenfreude carries a negative ... less enviable and transforms a painful upward social comparison into a more favourable comparison (Smith et al., 1996; Van Dijk, ... / more

The good, the bad, and the ugly of the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty

... spokespersons, sparked so much controversy? Taking a social psychological perspective, this article attempts to address the good, ... Within the context of body image , social comparison theory states that people will make automatic comparisons to ... / more

Free will without metaphysics

... confusion and disagreement regarding free will’s role in social life, in particular, how people understand free will and whether free ... free will (r2 = .41) and blame (r2 = .52) to an agent. As a comparison, SAT scores predict college freshman GPA at r2 = .30 (Sackett et ... / more

The influential child: It is not all up to the parents

... brought up to develop mechanical orientations, so their social environment buys them robots and cars, and they are also encouraged to ... show that boys tend to receive more harsh parenting in comparison with girls, less parental sympathy and empathic concern and ... / more

The influential child: It is not all up to the parents

... brought up to develop mechanical orientations, so their social environment buys them robots and cars, and they are also encouraged to ... show that boys tend to receive more harsh parenting in comparison with girls, less parental sympathy and empathic concern and ... / more

Empathy and prejudice after attacks in Paris and Beirut

... theory that describes how our physical distance, social distance, and hypothetical distance can influence whether our thinking ... more salient, as it happened after the Paris attacks. In comparison with the attacks in Beirut, the attacks in Paris were widespread in ... / more

Marginal and Happy – How can people be culturally detached and well adjusted?

... their need to differentiate themselves by belonging to social groups . However, belonging to several cultural groups at the same time ... unidimensional or bidimensional? A head-to-head comparison in the prediction of personality, self-identity, and adjustment. ... / more

White lies and black lies: What they have in common and how they differ

... positive interpersonal outcomes [ 28 ]. In the case of pro-social lies that solely benefit others, observers of the deception like ... makes ethics salient and decreases dishonest self-reports in comparison to signing at the end. Proceedings of the National Academy of ... / more

Origins of Common Fears: A Review

... to fear-relevant stimuli. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 36, 271–279. Isbell, L. (2006). Snakes as agents of ... A qualitative review and meta-analysis of group comparison and correlational studies. Perspectives on Psychological Science, ... / more

Can vacations live up to their reputation?

... work engagement as well as health and well-being [ 3 ]. In comparison with the results of health complaints and burnout from Fritz ... work-related factors like job demands after vacation or social support provided by employers or organizations should also be taken ... / more