Glancing up or down: Mood management and selective social comparisons on social networking sites

• Published in: Computers in human behavior Vol. 41; pp. 33 - 39
• Main Authors: Johnson, Benjamin K., Knobloch-Westerwick, Silvia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2014
• Subjects: Attractiveness; Careers; Emotions; Exposure; Human behavior; Management; Mood management; Moods; Ratings; Selective exposure; Self-enhancement; Social Comparison; Social networking sites; Social Networks; Two dimensional; Viewing; Social comparison; Self-enhancement; Social networking sites; Selective exposure; Mood management

•We tracked social network site browsing after inducing negative or positive mood.•The site featured upward or downward social comparison targets on two dimensions.•Negative moods led to less upward and more downward social comparison exposure.•Mood effect appeared for both career success and physic...