Social Anxiety Severity and Perceived Inferiority in Social Comparisons across Social Media-Relevant Domains

Poster Session II

Keyword: Psychopathology

Abstract: We examined social anxiety and online upward social comparison (USC). Participants (N=226; M_age=19) compared themselves to individuals in Instagram-like photos using scales from -10 (“I’m inferior”) to 10 (“I’m superior”) and completed the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS). LSAS scores negatively predicted overall and domain-specific (social skills, intelligence) USC ratings.

• Dana Lane (Presenting Author)
• Jennifer de Rutte (Author)
• Abigail Weir (Author)
• Alejandra Sanchez-Pedraza (Author)
• Juliet Weschke (Author)
• Maylyn Mei (Author)
• Tracy Dennis-Tiwary (Author)