Title: Social comparison bias - Wikipedia
Headings: Social comparison bias
Social comparison bias
Contents
Introduction
Research
Cognitive effects
Physical/Behavioral Effects
In the media
Through social media
Social comparison bias in the classroom
Conclusion
See also
References
Sources

Content: Through social media
Social media being a main source of news and breaking new stories, people can connect to people from all over the world and learn in new ways. It is easier to see people's private life on a public network. This being said, social networks such as Facebook makes viewing someone's daily life as simple as sending a request. Society is exposed to everyone's lives and people are starting to compare themselves with their friends that they have on Facebook. It is easy to log in and see someone brag about their success or their new belongings and feel bad about yourself. In recent studies, researchers have been linking Facebook with depression in this generation of social media. They may start to have low self-esteem by seeing their friends online have more exciting lives and more popularity. This social comparison bias among social network users online can make people start to think of their lives as not as fulfilling as they want to be. They see pictures or statuses about job promotions or new jobs, vacations; new relationships, fun outings or even those that can afford nice things.