Ronghua Zhang

Jan 16, 2025 | mdpi.com | Zhenhua Chen |Jie Xu |Ronghua Zhang |Yuxuan Wang

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Dec 26, 2024 | mdpi.com | Ronghua Zhang

1. IntroductionThe rapid growth of social media, particularly visually driven platforms like Instagram and TikTok, has significantly amplified social comparisons in areas such as appearance, lifestyle, and achievements (Vogel et al., 2014). On these platforms, upward social comparison—particularly comparing oneself to those in more advantageous situations—has become a prevalent phenomenon in social media use (Festinger, 1954).

May 27, 2024 | mdpi.com | Ming Ma |Shiyu Liu |Ronghua Zhang |Qiong Zhang

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