Comparison culture can erode men's mental health, turning ambition into a relentless pursuit of external validation.

They say comparison is the thief of joy, and this, as it turns out, is one cliché that has a raft of empirical evidence backing it up. But there is another truth about social comparison: It’s pretty ...

Comparison Culture is a huge problem for a lot of people, including young children. Comparison Culture is a pervasive phenomenon in which individuals habitually engage in the practice of measuring ...

As people continue to cope with extraordinarily high levels of stress, it's only natural that defense mechanisms pop up. It can be incredibly helpful to develop compassion, empathy, and understanding ...

"Comparison is the thief of joy" is a quote often praised by Christians. But who actually said comparison is the thief of joy? While you may think it's in the Bible– you would be incorrect! It's ...

Jonathan Reardon is a researcher at Durham University. You can find him on Twitter @waterlego. He also runs @academicchatter. As graduate students, we find ourselves embedded in a system of metrics ...