Social comparison, envy, and depression on facebook: A study looking at the effects of high comparison standards on depressed individuals

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 277-289

  Appel, Helmut ^a   Crusius, Jan ^a   Gerlach, Alexander L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

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EID: 84927652784     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2015.34.4.277     Document Type: Article

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