A Study of the Relationship between Vanity Trait and Social Comparison
The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between vanity traits and social comparison among music fans. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12-18 year-old adolescents in Taiwan. The results of this study show that: (1) fans with high level of concerns with their ph...
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| author | Huang, Y. Lin, Chad Yang, Y. Huang, C. |
| author2 | Prof. Dimiter Georgiev Velev |
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| description | The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between vanity traits and social comparison among music fans. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12-18 year-old adolescents in Taiwan. The results of this study show that: (1) fans with high level of concerns with their physical appearance were likely to make “lateral” social comparison; (2) fans with strong view on physical appearance were likely to make “downward” social comparison; (3) fans with high level of concerns with achievements were likely to make “upward” social comparison; and (4) fans with strong view on achievements were likely to make “lateral” social comparison. A key contribution of this study is the development of these four research propositions. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-275652023-02-27T07:41:28Z A Study of the Relationship between Vanity Trait and Social Comparison Huang, Y. Lin, Chad Yang, Y. Huang, C. Prof. Dimiter Georgiev Velev vanity traits human brand social comparison The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between vanity traits and social comparison among music fans. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12-18 year-old adolescents in Taiwan. The results of this study show that: (1) fans with high level of concerns with their physical appearance were likely to make “lateral” social comparison; (2) fans with strong view on physical appearance were likely to make “downward” social comparison; (3) fans with high level of concerns with achievements were likely to make “upward” social comparison; and (4) fans with strong view on achievements were likely to make “lateral” social comparison. A key contribution of this study is the development of these four research propositions. 2013 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27565 http://www.ipedr.com/vol67/002-CBETM2013-N00003.pdf International Proceedings of Economics Development and Research restricted |
| spellingShingle | vanity traits human brand social comparison Huang, Y. Lin, Chad Yang, Y. Huang, C. A Study of the Relationship between Vanity Trait and Social Comparison |
| title | A Study of the Relationship between Vanity Trait and Social Comparison |
| title_full | A Study of the Relationship between Vanity Trait and Social Comparison |
| title_fullStr | A Study of the Relationship between Vanity Trait and Social Comparison |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Study of the Relationship between Vanity Trait and Social Comparison |
| title_short | A Study of the Relationship between Vanity Trait and Social Comparison |
| title_sort | study of the relationship between vanity trait and social comparison |
| topic | vanity traits human brand social comparison |
| url | http://www.ipedr.com/vol67/002-CBETM2013-N00003.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27565 |