Gibbons, F. X., & Buunk, B.
P.
(1999).
Individual differences in social comparison: Development
of a scale of
social comparison orientation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology,
76 (1), 129-142.
Most people compare themselves from time to time with
others. For example, they may compare
the way they feel, their opinions, their abilities, and/or their situation with
those of other people. There is nothing
particularly “good” or “bad” about this type of comparison, and some people do
it more than others. We would like to
find out how often you compare yourself with other people. To do that we would like you to indicate how
much you agree with each statement below, by using the following scale.
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I disagree strongly |
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I agree strongly |
1. I often compare how my loved ones (boy or
girlfriend, family members, etc.) are doing with how others
are doing.
2. I always pay a lot of attention to how I do
things compared with how others do things.
3. If I want to find out how well I have done
something, I compare what I have done with how others have
done.
4. I often compare how I am doing socially
(e.g., social skills, popularity) with other people.
5. I am not the type of person who compares
often with others. (reversed)
6. I often compare myself with others with
respect to what I have accomplished in life.
7. I often like to talk with others about mutual
opinions and experiences.
8. I often try to find out what others think who
face similar problems as I face.
9. I always like to know what others in a
similar situation would do.
10. If I want to learn more about something, I
try to find out what others think about it.
11. I never
consider my situation in life relative to that of other people. (reversed)
1. When
it comes to my personal life, I sometimes compare myself with others who have
it better than I do.
2. When I
consider how I am doing socially (e.g., social skills, popularity), I prefer to
compare with others who are more socially skilled than I am.
3. When evaluating
my current performance (e.g., how I am doing at home, work, school, or
wherever), I often compare with others who are doing better
than I am.
4. When I
wonder how good I am at something, I sometimes compare myself with others who
are better at it than I am.
5. When
things are going poorly, I think of others who have it better than I do.
6. I
sometimes compare myself with others who have accomplished more in life than I
have.
1. When
it comes to my personal life, I sometimes compare myself with others who have
it worse than I do.
2. When I
consider how I am doing socially (e.g., social skills, popularity), I prefer to
compare with others who are less socially skilled than I am.
3. When
evaluating my current performance (e.g., how I am doing at home, work, school,
or wherever), I often compare with others who are doing worse
than I am.
4. When I
wonder how good I am at something, I sometimes compare myself with others who
are worse at it than I am.
5. When
things are going poorly, I think of others who have it worse than I do.
6. I
sometimes compare myself with others who have accomplished less in life than I
have.