Social comparison and rumination are associated with lower levels of subjective well-being. We expected that an intervention to change the appraisal of social comparison situations would improve well-being among young adults (n = 74). A 9-week online training program was designed, combining elements of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and positive psychology. A pre-post assessment of subjective well-being, affect, social comparison orientation, rumination, and an appraisal of personal negatively perceived social situations served as dependent variables. Results indicate that the training led to an increase in subjective well-being and positive affect, and a decrease in negative affect and rumination. Initially unhappier individuals benefited slightly more from the training. The negative affective response toward personal social situations decreased, while positive affect increased. The overall level of social comparison orientation remained stable. Change in rumination was the strongest predictor of increased well-being, indicating that not social comparison per se, but ruminating about social comparison affects well-being.

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社会比较和反省与较低水平的主观幸福感相关。我们期望采取干预措施来改变对社会比较情况的评估，从而改善年轻人的幸福感（n = 74）。设计了一个为期9周的在线培训计划，该计划结合了认知行为疗法（CBT）和积极心理学的要素。对主观幸福感，情感，社会比较取向，反省以及对个人负面看法的社会状况进行评估的事前评估是因变量。结果表明，培训导致主观幸福感和积极影响的增加，而负面影响和反省的减少。最初，不快乐的人从培训中受益更多。对个人社交情况的负面情感反应减少，而正面情感增加。社会比较取向的总体水平保持稳定。反思的改变是幸福感增强的最强预测因子，表明并不是社会比较本身，而是关于社会比较的反思会影响幸福感。