Methoden vergleichen

	Soziale Vergleichsskala (Online-Kontexte)	Skala zur passiven Social-Media-Nutzung
Fachgebiet	Social-Media-Psychologie	Social-Media-Psychologie
Familie	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Entstehungsjahr	2015	2018
Urheber	Various researchers (Vogel, Wang, Suls & Wheeler)	Jae-Won Hur (and related work by Verduyn, Valkenburg, and others)
Typ	Self-report	Self-report
Wegweisende Quelle	Wang, J. L., Wang, H. Z., Gaskin, J., & Wang, S. (2015). The role of stress and motivation in social networking sites adoption: From a perspective of uses and gratifications theory. Computers in Human Behavior, 48, 24–32.	Hur, J.-W. (2018). The impact of using social media on reducing social isolation. The Internet and Higher Education, 38, 21–28.
Aliasnamen	USCS, Social Comparison Orientation Online	PSMUSES, Passive Use
Verwandt	4	4
Zusammenfassung	The Social Comparison Scale for online contexts measures the frequency and intensity with which individuals compare themselves to peers on social media platforms, with emphasis on upward comparison (to those perceived as superior in attractiveness, success, wealth). Developed and refined by researchers including Vogel and Wang in the 2010s, this scale specifically captures social media-driven comparison processes distinct from general social comparison orientation.	The Passive Social Media Use Scale measures the extent to which individuals engage in passive consumption—scrolling, lurking, and observing others' content—versus active participation like posting, commenting, and messaging. Developed to distinguish between active (interactive) and passive (consumptive) social media behaviors, this scale recognizes that passive use patterns are associated with distinct psychological outcomes including reduced wellbeing and increased social comparison.