Sentences with phrase «make social comparisons»

A study published in the spring in the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology found that spending a lot of time on Facebook might lead to depressed feelings because of tendency to make social comparisons.

Not exact matches

Social comparison, a byproduct of the Facebook experience, makes the user feel worse about their lives, according to one study.

Blankenhorn believes, for example, that he has found the «biochemical foundations» of the social form of marriage for humans in the female's lack of estrus, her «forward - tilting» vagina and her capacity for orgasm, and in the «unusually large» (by comparison with a gorilla) male penis — all destined to make heterosexual intercourse a more enticing project for humans.

But it IS worthy to note that people continue to sheepishly believe absurdities about certain personalities that are put out there by people promulgating this or that ideology or simply trying to exercise social control by making people feel unworthy in comparison to ruling elites.

It is extremely necessary to point out that the crazies that made this outrageous comparison and those that spit on 8 - year - old girls are not ultra-orthodox Jews, but lunatics that do not understand what it means to be a Jew adherent to the Torah laws pertaining observance and social conduct.

The interpreter makes explicit his or her own social system in comparison with the social system of those interpreted.

Social media creates a world of constant comparisons, we're no longer just comparing ourselves with our friends and the people around us but we're now comparing ourselves with hundreds or even thousands of total strangers — some of whom make a career out of the things we can be jealous of, whether that's a dream job, a super models abs or a yoga teachers handstands.

Dr. Amy isn't making a social statement on what that means, she's just making sure the comparisons are right.

Many of the points mentioned like verbal abuse, emotional neglect, favouritism towards brother, making the child feel worthless, comparison with other children, complaining about me to outsiders, stingy about pocket money and the consequences of low self - esteem, inferiority complex, loneliness, problem in social bonding - I faced it all.

This increases the chances that I'll feel good about my time online, making me less likely to fall prey to the ugly side of social media with all its unhealthy comparisons and pull toward self - sabotage.

Although we live in a world where we're constantly checking social media, the problem with this routine is that we sometimes struggle to form connections — because we're too busy making comparisons.

Online dating made it simpler for everyone to find somebody they are more compatible with in comparison to the ones they have met in social circles.

In comparison 64.1 percent of the people surveyed stated that online dating and social media sites actually made them «Less Likely» to fib about these characteristics.

When: October 18th Why: The story behind WikiLeaks is one that seems tailor - made for the big screen treatment — especially with a protagonist as captivating as the website's enigmatic founder, Julian Assange — so it's no surprise that the movie is already drawing comparisons to the likeminded «The Social Network.»

In making this comparison, we must account for the fact that, while all of the private - sector professionals are covered by Social Security, a number of public school teachers are not.

One example is students watching videos, listening to speakers, and journaling to make comparisons between social injustices from the past and forms of bullying that occur in today's schools and communities.

How can adults — parents, educators, software designers, social media entrepreneurs — fortify the more discerning approach and safeguard teens against making the kinds of negative social comparisons that compromise their wellbeing?

For instance, the United States has a range of demographic, cultural, and social - policy differences that make a comparison with Sweden, a country with a population the same size as Minnesota, somewhat artificial.

Also, its does not make for a fair comparison with the above mentioned social networking sites as the Kindle service is purely related to e-books and one's personal reading habits.

What comparisons can be made between the animal activism movement and other social movements, such as civil rights and environmental movements?

Emphasis on national and state level policy - making in the U.S. coupled with a consideration of interactions across levels of social organization and comparisons across socio - political systems.

I would look to women's motivation to enter the social work profession and why that profession became female - dominated to explain their interest in access to justice law work, very likely, there are similarities and comparisons to be made.

«Legal research has not made much headway in India even in comparison with other social science researches.

Social Comparison Bias: The tendency when making hiring decisions to favor candidates who don't compete with one's own strengths.

The difficulties of making valid comparisons over time in Indigenous communities, because of population instability and other reasons, on almost any social indicator, have been extensively documented.

On the other hand, if your partner is smarter than you they may have more power and influence, and thus make more of the decisions and it could make you feel bad about yourself due to social comparison.

For these other social variables, we also made group comparisons.

The findings from this study offer preliminary highlights about social comparisons adolescents may make that contribute to their willingness to disclose information to their parents and their decisions to engage in particular risk behaviors.

3 While the primary focus of this publication is on results from the 2002 NATSISS, relevant data comparisons are also made between this survey and both the 1994 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey (NATSIS) and the 2002 General Social Survey (GSS).