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Themes from the analysis of the interviews informed the development of the Social Comparison in Illness Scale (SCIS), which was then validated in a questionnaire study, in which participants with M\u00e9ni\u00e8re's disease ( n=196) completed the SCIS, the previously validated Identification\/Contrast social comparison scale, and the SF-36 health status questionnaire.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Results: The qualitative study uncovered a wide range of forms of social comparison, including upward, downward and lateral comparison on illness and coping dimensions, as well as comparing solely for informational purposes. The quantitative study indicated that these varied directions and dimensions of social comparison could be mapped onto five reliable categories that were related to quality of life: upward positive and downward positive comparison, upward negative and downward negative comparison, and comparing for information.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Discussion: These analyses highlight the complexity of socially comparing in chronic illness, but also confirm the validity of the Identification\/Contrast model of social comparison in this context.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1177\/17423953060020030301","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2007,6,21]],"date-time":"2007-06-21T21:17:32Z","timestamp":1182460652000},"page":"219-230","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":23,"title":["Factors important for the measurement of social comparison in chronic illness: a mixed-methods study"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"2","author":[{"given":"Bridget","family":"Dibb","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health Professions and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK,"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lucy","family":"Yardley","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2006,9,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"atypb1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/001872675400700202"},{"key":"atypb2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0277-9536(99)00046-5"},{"key":"atypb3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1037\/0022-3514.76.1.129"},{"key":"atypb4","volume-title":"The psychology of affiliation","author":"Schachter S.","year":"1959"},{"key":"atypb5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1037\/0022-3514.49.5.1169"},{"key":"atypb6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1037\/0003-066X.38.11.1161"},{"key":"atypb7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1037\/0022-3514.63.4.656"},{"key":"atypb8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0738-3991(02)00018-6"},{"key":"atypb9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/pon.738"},{"key":"atypb10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.2044-8309.1995.tb01064.x"},{"key":"atypb11","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1037\/0033-2909.90.2.245"},{"key":"atypb12","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1037\/0022-3514.59.6.1238"},{"key":"atypb13","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/978-1-4615-4237-7_21"},{"key":"atypb14","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Affleck G., Tennen H. 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