1/2 the Ss in each of these conditions found the other was competing with them for the same position, and 1/2 did not. Preliminary assessments were also made of the Ss' level of self-consistency. The major dependent variable was self-esteem change. As predicted by comparison theory, the...
social comparison and academic achievement in preadolescents PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY Devin Vodicka OliverLeola LanetteA wide body of literature exists on the relationship between childhood and adolescent self-concept and achievement (Molloy, Gest, & Rulison, 2011; Trautwein, Ludtke, Marsh, & Nagy, 2009)...
Self theory was also advanced by MarshAs elaboration of social comparison processes whereby adolescents use a frame of reference to compare their qualities and abilities with those of their peers. Adolescents typically make social comparisons according to what Marsh called the obig-fish-little-pond ...
. When positive, sexual self-concepts promote positive attitudes and cognitions toward sexuality. Positive sexual self-concepts will facilitate sexual responding and will result in positive experiences, higher frequencies of sexual behavior, low levels of negative sexual affect, and, with regard to relat...
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Moreover, the negative effects of being placed in high-achieving learning groups were weaker for high-achieving students. Overall, the studies support both educational and social psychology theorizing on social comparison. 展开 关键词: social comparison achievement frame of reference effect reflected ...
Nonverbal Communication Among Black Female Dyads: An Assessment of Intimacy, Gender, and Race Research in the area of the effects of gender and race on social and psychological behavior has been limited in its approach, only reporting differences be... A Smith - 《Journal of Social Issues》 ...
16、r ugly-a success or failure-intelligent or dumbb.social comparison depends on whom we compare ourselves with-we may never look like cindy crawford, or play basketball like michael jordan.-many of us judge ourselves against unreasonable standards and suffer accordingly.*so it is important to...
Two key social studies concepts were taught to 24 classes of eleventh-grade students using oral and written instructional modes. Conjunctive and relational concepts were taught in three different ways: definitions and critical attributes only; definition and critical attributes followed by four examples;...
This study examined the associations among self-concept clarity, thin-ideal internalization, appearance-related social comparison tendencies, and body dissatisfaction. Female university students (N=278) completed self-report measures of these constructs. Structural equation modeling revealed several key finding...