APS

2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022

Barriers to Change: Self-other Comparison Bias Perceptions of Health over Time

Chicago, IL · May 2022

Poster · Social

  • Juliana Sikorski
  • Angela Bell
    Lafayette College

Abstract

The intersection of social and temporal comparisons can evaluate whether better than average effect (BTAE) is related to people’s perceptions of their past, present, and future health. Participants rated themselves as BTAE for mental health, depression, and physical health qualities. With current mental health being better that past mental health.

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