noted of her self after comparing students in her art class, "Why am I not that artistic? Why can't I work as fast as other people" (Research, 2009, I1, p. 30). In another incident, two cousins were watching the Oprah Winfrey show, which was featuring young millionaires who had sold successful companies for millions of dollars by the time they were in their early twenties. The following exchange, showing the negative impact on self-concept from the upward comparison, occurred:
Cousin: We need to do something with our lives!
Me: Why can't we come up with something like that?
Cousin: We need to do something!
The above incidents also show that people often compare themselves to idealized individuals like the wealthy Kardashian's or millionaire entrepreneurs instead of their peers. Research shows that when individuals make self-other comparisons
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