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When better-than-others compare upward: Choice of comparison and comparative evaluation as independent predictors of academic performance.

Blanton, Hart, Buunk, Bram P., Gibbons, Frederick X., Kuyper, Hans·1999·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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Social comparison theory has linked improved performance to both the tendency to compare with others who are performing well and the tendency to view the self as better than others. However, little research has investigated the effects of either variable outside of a controlled laboratory environment, Moreover, there is reason to believe that the 2 tendencies would be in opposition to one another, because people who compare upward might subsequently view themselves as relatively less competent. The results of a longitudinal study of 876 students in their Ist year of secondary education indicated that both variables independently predicted improved academic performance and that these 2 tendencies did not conflict.

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Authors: Blanton, H., Buunk, B. P., Gibbons, F. X., & Kuyper, H.
Affiliations: University at Albany, State University of New York (US)
ORCID: Blanton, Hart
Gibbons, Frederick X.
Kuyper, Hans
Venue: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 1999-03
Volume: 76
Issue: 3
Pages: 420-430
ISSN: 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
1939-1315
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.76.3.420
OpenAlex: W1966856360
Cited by: 346
References: 51
Citations by year: 2026: 3 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 20 · 2017: 17 · 2016: 21 · 2015: 21 · 2014: 15 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 17
FWCI: 8.03
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
Social Sciences › Education › Educational Outcomes and Influences
Keywords: upward social comparison, social comparison theory, self-enhancement, academic performance, comparative analysis, self-concept, high school students, first-year students, longitudinal prediction

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