Thomas Meyer

Social comparison threat and coping: affective, cognitive and behavioral outcomes in response to false performance-related feedback

Abstract Background Social comparisons shape our behavior. The general comparative processing model (gComp) suggests that evaluating one’s attributes against salient upward social standards elicits motivational appraisal ranging from threat to challenge, each typically associated...

Depressive symptoms in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: associations with quality of life, disease progression and perceived social support—a German multicenter study

BACKGROUND: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a rapidly progressive, fatal neurodegenerative disease. Patients with ALS are at increased risk of developing depressive symptoms. A clearer understanding of the associations between depressive symptoms, disease progression, heal...