In search of the big fish: investigating the coexistence of the big-fish-little-pond effect with the positive effects of upward comparisons.

Blanton, Buunk, Gibbons, and Kuyper (1999) and Huguet, Dumas, Monteil, and Genestoux (2001) found that children nominated a social comparison target who slightly outperformed them in class with a beneficial effect on course grades - an assimilation effect, but with no effects on self-evaluation. How...

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Prif Awduron: Seaton, M, Marsh, H, Dumas, F, Huguet, P, Monteil, J, Régner, I, Blanton, H, Buunk, A, Gibbons, F, Kuyper, H, Suls, J, Wheeler, L
Fformat: Journal article
Iaith:English
Cyhoeddwyd: 2008