Table 1.
Comparison standards and item descriptions for the CSS-A.
Fig 1.
Optimised Bifactor model of comparison direction for the Comparison Standard Scale.
Grey lines indicate non-significant loadings. Oddly numbered items address upward comparisons, and evenly numbered items address downward items; SC = Social comparison; TC = Temporal comparison; CBC = Criteria-based comparison; DC = Dimensional comparison; CFC = Counterfactual comparison.
Fig 2.
Simple mediation models with moderated direct effects for appearance concern and negativity.
Grey lines represent non-significant effects.
Table 2.
Comparison standards scale descriptives.
Table 3.
Means, standard errors, intra-standard correlations per comparison direction for frequency, discrepancy, intensity, and impact scores.
Table 4.
Correlations per comparison direction and standard of CSS-A intensity and impact variables with independent and composite variables.
Fig 3.
Simple slopes for the regression of affective impact on intensity at three different levels of negativity for downward comparisons.