caa a22 4500 475847482 CHVBK 20180406123918.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20000501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1023/A:1008938011554 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1023/A:1008938011554 The importance of social comparisons for high levels of subjective quality of life in chronic schizophrenic patients [Elektronische Daten] [Michael Franz, Thorsten Meyer, Tilman Reber, Bernd Gallhofer] In schizophrenic patients, quality of life (QoL) studies often find high levels of general life satisfaction and satisfaction in various life domains despite deprived living conditions. Therefore, the usefulness of QoL as an outcome indicator has been questioned. Since social comparison processes have been postulated to be related to the level of satisfaction, this hypothesis was analysed empirically by the present study in schizophrenic patients. Satisfaction and social comparisons of 148 schizophrenic inpatients and 66 mentally healthy controls were examined with regard to the domains ‘health' and ‘family' by means of a standardised interview. The schizophrenic patients had a history of either long-term (n = 75) or short-term (n = 73) restricted and deprived living conditions. Long-term patients showed significantly higher satisfaction levels than short-term patients. They compared themselves predominantly laterally or downwards with fellow inpatients. Significant relationships between the direction of social comparisons and satisfaction ratings were found in all three samples. Social comparisons proved to be important for the level of satisfaction in schizophrenic patients. Results indicate that experiences of restricted and deprived living conditions induce accommodation processes and response-shifts that should be taken into account in the interpretation of quality-of-life data. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000 Accommodation processes nationallicence Quality of life nationallicence Satisfaction nationallicence Schizophrenia nationallicence Social comparison nationallicence Franz Michael Centre for Psychiatry, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany aut Meyer Thorsten Centre for Psychiatry, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany aut Reber Tilman Centre for Psychiatry, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany aut Gallhofer Bernd Centre for Psychiatry, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany aut Quality of Life Research Kluwer Academic Publishers 9/5(2000-05-01), 481-489 0962-9343 9:5<481 2000 9 11136 https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008938011554 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008938011554 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Franz Michael Centre for Psychiatry, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Meyer Thorsten Centre for Psychiatry, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Reber Tilman Centre for Psychiatry, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gallhofer Bernd Centre for Psychiatry, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Quality of Life Research Kluwer Academic Publishers 9/5(2000-05-01), 481-489 0962-9343 9:5<481 2000 9 11136 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer