Journal article
Authors list: Dickhäuser, O; Seidler, A; Kölzer, M
Publication year: 2005
Pages: 97-106
Journal: German Journal of Educational Psychology
Volume number: 19
Issue number: 1-2
ISSN: 1010-0652
eISSN: 1664-2910
Open access status: Green
DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1024/1010-0652.19.12.97
Publisher: Hogrefe
Abstract:
Frame of reference models assume that both, social and intraindividual (= << dimensional >>) comparisons affect the academic self-concept. Comparing one's achievement in a domain A with lower achievement in another domain B (dimensional downward comparison) is expected to lead to an increased academic self-concept concerning A, whereas upward comparisons will lead to decreases. The hypotheses were tested in two experiments in which faked performance feedback was used and task-specific self-concepts were assessed. There were effects of dimensional comparisons concerning the task-specific self-concept. Experiment 2 showed positive effects of dimensional downward comparisons as well as negative effects of dimensional upward comparisons.
Citation Styles
Harvard Citation style: Dickhäuser, O., Seidler, A. and Kölzer, M. (2005) Nobody is perfect?: Effects of dimensional comparisons on task-specific self-concepts, German Journal of Educational Psychology, 19(1-2), pp. 97-106. https://doi.org/10.1024/1010-0652.19.12.97
APA Citation style: Dickhäuser, O., Seidler, A., & Kölzer, M. (2005). Nobody is perfect?: Effects of dimensional comparisons on task-specific self-concepts. German Journal of Educational Psychology. 19(1-2), 97-106. https://doi.org/10.1024/1010-0652.19.12.97
Keywords
Academic achievement; ACADEMIC SELF-CONCEPT; ACHIEVEMENT; comparison processes; dimensional comparison; INTERNAL/EXTERNAL FRAME; SOCIAL COMPARISONS
