Social comparison consequences at work: Its mediator role in the relationship between group identification and

This study focuses on the mediator role of social comparison consequences in the relationships between group identification, personal orientation to social comparisons and outcomes. A previous model, showing the hypothesized effects, is proposed. Through a cross validation procedure, using a sample of Spanish employees (N = 494) belonging to different organizational settings, the final model obtains an adequate adjustment to the data. Standardized estimations show that group identification is primarily related to positive consequences evoked by social comparison whereas individual orientation to social comparison is mostly related to negative consequences. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)