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Why do we sometimes enjoy the misfortune of others?
... it renders the other less enviable and transforms a painful upward social comparison into a more favourable comparison (Smith et al., 1996; Van Dijk, ... / more
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magazine issue | 10/2019
Fair enough? The inequality paradox, inequality awareness, and system justification
... less as discriminated [51]. Individuals tend to overestimate upward social mobility while at the same time underestimating downward ... the causes of poverty in the West Indies: A cross-cultural comparison. Journal of Economic Psychology. 1985; 6(3): p. 215-229. Nasser ... / more
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magazine issue | 09/2025
Dressed for the feed: The psychology of fashion in a filtered world
... social media , it reshapes body image through constant comparison and self-objectification , often leading to anxiety and ... or actively sharing their own photos, report making more upward comparisons, monitoring their bodies more frequently, and experiencing ... / moreHere you can search the entire InMind magazine for any content of your choice. You can reduce your search results by selecting one or more filter options in the right column.