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2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025

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

Washington, DC · May 2025

Poster · Clinical Science

  • Dana Lane
  • Jennifer de Rutte
    Hunter College, The City University of New York
  • Jennifer de Rutte
    The Graduate Center, The City University of New York
  • Abigail Weir
    Hunter College, The City University of New York
  • Alejandra Sanchez-Pedraza
    Hunter College, The City University of New York
  • Juliet Weschke
    Hunter College, The City University of New York
  • Maylyn Mei
    Hunter College, The City University of New York
  • Tracy Dennis-Tiwary
    The Graduate Center, The City University of New York
  • Tracy Dennis-Tiwary
    Hunter College, The City University of New York

Abstract

We examined social anxiety and online upward social comparison (USC). Participants (N=226; Mage=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.

Psychopathology

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