Relative deprivation: A theoretical and meta-analytic review
HJ Smith, TF Pettigrew, GM Pippin… - Personality and …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Relative deprivation (RD) is the judgment that one is worse off compared to some standard
accompanied by feelings of anger and resentment. Social scientists use RD to predict a …
accompanied by feelings of anger and resentment. Social scientists use RD to predict a …
Social comparison in the classroom: A review
P Dijkstra, H Kuyper, G Van der Werf… - Review of …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
This article reviews research conducted on social comparison processes in the classroom
since Festinger proposed his theory of social comparison. It covers the theoretical framework …
since Festinger proposed his theory of social comparison. It covers the theoretical framework …
The big-fish–little-pond-effect stands up to critical scrutiny: Implications for theory, methodology, and future research
The big-fish–little-pond effect (BFLPE) predicts that equally able students have lower
academic self-concepts (ASCs) when attending schools where the average ability levels of …
academic self-concepts (ASCs) when attending schools where the average ability levels of …
Big fish in little ponds aspire more: mediation and cross-cultural generalizability of school-average ability effects on self-concept and career aspirations in science.
Being schooled with other high-achieving peers has a detrimental influence on students' self-
perceptions: School-average and class-average achievement have a negative effect on …
perceptions: School-average and class-average achievement have a negative effect on …
Clarifying the role of social comparison in the big-fish–little-pond effect (BFLPE): An integrative study.
It has been speculated that the big-fish–little-pond effect (BFLPE; the negative impact of
highly selective academic settings on academic self-concept) is a consequence of invidious …
highly selective academic settings on academic self-concept) is a consequence of invidious …
Within-school social comparison: How students perceive the standing of their class predicts academic self-concept.
Results from prior research indicate that a student's academic self-concept is negatively
influenced by the achievement of others in his or her school (a frame of reference effect) and …
influenced by the achievement of others in his or her school (a frame of reference effect) and …
Dimensional comparison theory: An extension of the internal/external frame of reference effect on academic self-concept formation
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 …
schools) we empirically tested the dimensional comparison theory (DCT) propositions …
Big-fish-little-pond effect: Generalizability and moderation—Two sides of the same coin
Research evidence for the big-fish-little-pond effect (BFLPE) has demonstrated that
attending high-ability schools has a negative effect on academic self-concept. Utilizing …
attending high-ability schools has a negative effect on academic self-concept. Utilizing …
Earning its place as a pan-human theory: Universality of the big-fish-little-pond effect across 41 culturally and economically diverse countries.
For more than 2 decades, big-fish-little-pond effect (BFLPE) research has demonstrated that
students in high-ability classes and schools have lower academic self-concepts than their …
students in high-ability classes and schools have lower academic self-concepts than their …
Self-concept: Determinants and consequences of academic self-concept in school contexts
Self-concepts are subjective beliefs about the qualities that characterize us, with academic
self-concepts describing our self-beliefs about our intellectual strengths and weaknesses …
self-concepts describing our self-beliefs about our intellectual strengths and weaknesses …