Downward Comparison as a Coping Mechanism

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1983 • 101 citations

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1978 • 73 citations

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1978 • 68 citations

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Stigma perception: social comparison among mentally retarded persons.

1985 • 51 citations

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1984 • 44 citations

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1985 • 44 citations

Influence of denial (situation redefinition) and projection on anxiety associated with threat to self-esteem.

1975 • 44 citations

Causal projection, similarity projection, and coping with threat to self‐esteem¹

1979 • 43 citations

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1985 • 31 citations

Expression of interpersonal aggression by angered and nonangered persons with the Type A and Type B behavior patterns.

1985 • 30 citations

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1975 • 22 citations

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1985 • 10 citations

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