A Longitudinal Experiment Examining the Joint Effects of Social, Dimensional, and Temporal Comparisons on Self- and External Assessments of Students' Abilities

Autor/in	Wolff, Fabian
Titel	A Longitudinal Experiment Examining the Joint Effects of Social, Dimensional, and Temporal Comparisons on Self- and External Assessments of Students' Abilities
Quelle	In: Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 26 (2023) 6, S.1723-1758 (36 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Wolff, Fabian)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1381-2890
DOI	10.1007/s11218-023-09808-9
Schlagwörter	Longitudinal Studies; Self Evaluation (Individuals); Academic Ability; Student Evaluation; Self Concept; Academic Achievement; College Students; Foreign Countries; Peer Relationship; Inferences; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Selbstkonzept; Schulleistung; Collegestudent; Ausland; Peer-Beziehungen; Inference; Inferenz; Deutschland
Abstract	This study examined the joint effects of social comparisons (comparisons of one's own achievements with those of others), dimensional comparisons (comparisons of one's own achievements in different domains), and temporal comparisons (comparisons of one's own achievements across time) on students' ability assessments. For the first time a longitudinal experiment, using N = 411 students from German universities, was conducted to examine these comparison effects on students' own self-concepts, their inferred self-concepts of a peer, and their own assessments of a peer's abilities in the figural and verbal domains. As expected, significant social and dimensional comparison effects on the different kinds of ability ratings were found. However, contrary to assumptions, most temporal comparison effects were nonsignificant. The social comparison effects were stronger than the dimensional and temporal comparison effects. Moreover, the social comparison effects were stronger, while one dimensional comparison effect was weaker, when students assessed their peers' abilities, rather than inferring the self-concepts of their peers. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01