The aim of this research was to answer the question whether moral identity affects the relationship between one's social identity and social comparison. Drawing from the concept of social identity theory, social cognitive theory and self-consistency theory, it was theorized that moral identity may positively affect the relationship between social identity and social comparison through the importance of group membership for individuals. Two studies were conducted (N = 267, N = 307) for this purpose. The results of the studies lend support to the hypothesized framework, explaining the complex relationship of the moral identity with social identity, and how seeing oneself as moral can fuel social comparison. Thus, the results highlight the boundary condition under which social comparisons will be increased or decreased. Please refer to the Supplementary Material section to find this article's Community and Social Impact Statement.

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不同于你，比你更好：社会认同、道德认同和社会比较之间的相互作用

本研究的目的是回答道德认同是否会影响一个人的社会认同和社会比较之间的关系的问题。借鉴社会认同理论、社会认知理论和自我一致性理论的概念，从理论上讲，道德认同可能通过群体成员对个体的重要性对社会认同和社会比较之间的关系产生积极影响。进行了两项研究 ( N  = 267, N = 307）为此目的。研究结果支持假设的框架，解释了道德认同与社会认同的复杂关系，以及如何将自己视为道德可以促进社会比较。因此，结果突出了社会比较将增加或减少的边界条件。请参阅补充材料部分以查找本文的社区和社会影响声明。