TY - JOUR
AU1 - Feldman, Nina S.
AU2 - Ruble, Diane N.
AB - Two studies conceptualized interest in social comparison as motivated by situational factors. 200 Ss from 1st, 4th, and 12th grades and college evaluated the social comparison interest of a same-sex, same-age story character working on a task near a coacting peer. Factors relevant to a classroom environment (presence or absence of an objective criterion of ability evaluation and level of competition) were varied in a within-Ss (Study 1) and a between-Ss (Study 2) design. In Study 1, Ss differentially rated the level of social comparison interest among several of the conditions, while in Study 2, the expected effects of the situational variables did not emerge. Additional findings indicate developmental changes in judged motivations toward social comparison behavior.
TI - Awareness of social comparison interest and motivations: A developmental study
JF - Journal of Educational Psychology
DO - 10.1037/0022-0663.69.5.579
DA - 1977-10-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-psychological-association/awareness-of-social-comparison-interest-and-motivations-a-jfn3xxw70b
SP - 579
EP - 585
VL - 69
IS - 5
DP - DeepDyve
ER -