These meta-analyses of 60+ years of social comparison research focused on 2 issues: the
choice of a comparison target (selection) and the effects of comparisons on self-evaluations …

There has been perennial interest in personal qualities other than cognitive ability that
determine success, including self-control, grit, growth mind-set, and many others. Attempts to …

Education is considered one of the most critical human capital investments. But does formal
educational attainment “pay off” in terms of job satisfaction? To answer this question, in …

Self-concept and self-efficacy are two of the most important motivational predictors of
educational outcomes. As most research has studied these constructs separately, little is …

This book contributes to our growing understanding of the nature and development of
language learner self-concept. It assesses the relevant literature in the disciplines of …

An insightful examination of why we compare ourselves to those above and below us. The
United States was founded on the principle of equal opportunity for all, and this ethos …

More than a decade ago, Elliot and Dweck (2005) concluded that competency
selfperceptions are all-pervasive and powerful,“a basic psychological need that has a …

The Big-fish-little-Pond effect is well acknowledged as the negative effect of class/school
average achievement on student academic self-concept, which profoundly impacts student …

A theoretical model linking achievement and emotions is proposed. The model posits that
individual achievement promotes positive achievement emotions and reduces negative …

Abstract In a comprehensive study (15,356 Dutch 9th grade students from 651 classes in 95
schools) we empirically tested the dimensional comparison theory (DCT) propositions …