Self-esteem maintenance in family dynamics.

A Theory of Social Comparison Processes

1954 • 18,417 citations

The Psychology of Interpersonal Relations.

1958 • 12,235 citations

Basking in reflected glory: Three (football) field studies.

1976 • 2,118 citations

On a distinction between hypothetical constructs and intervening variables.

1948 • 1,086 citations

Societal structures of the mind

1975 • 1,006 citations

Self-Monitoring Processes

1979 • 853 citations

Psychological modeling; conflicting theories

1971 • 539 citations

Trait salience in the spontaneous self-concept.

1976 • 370 citations

Self-Definition: The Impact of the Relative Performance and Similarity of Others

1980 • 209 citations

Toward a classification of persons.

1979 • 191 citations

Some effects of task relevance and friendship on helping: You don't always help the one you like

1980 • 180 citations

Family Structure and Sex Role Learning by Children: A Further Analysis of Helen Koch's Data

1958 • 140 citations

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1954 • 137 citations

Influence of brothers and sisters on sex-role behavior.

1970 • 42 citations

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