In the current research, we developed and tested a model of how and when social comparison of received help influenced the recipient’s job performance (i.e., interpersonal citizenship behavior, task performance). Based on social exchange theory and social comparison theory, we posited that social comparison of received help influenced the recipient’s feelings of gratitude, which in turn had a positive relationship with interpersonal citizenship behavior (ICB) and task performance. Further, we argued that the recipient’s psychological entitle...
