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A self‐evaluation maintenance approach to school behavior
Abstract
According to a recent self‐evaluation maintenance model, three variables — one's relative level of performance in school, the relevance of school to one's self‐definition, and the psychological closeness of comparison to others in the classroom — act in concert to affect self‐evaluation. By assuming that individuals behave so as to maximize self‐evaluation, knowledge of any two variables can be used to make predictions regarding behavior on the third. These predictions are spelled out for relevance, performance, and closeness. Associated with each prediction is a selective review of the literature and some implications for educators.
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Low performance in school relative to similar but not dissimilar classmates is associated with low ratings of the personal relevance of school performance.
“Similarly, in a correlational study of high school students, Tesser and Campbell (1982) found that low performance in school relative to similar but not dissimilar classmates is associated with low ratings of the personal relevance of school performance.”
From The Causes and Consequences of a Need for Self-Esteem: A Terror Management Theory (1986) · cites this paper as Tesser & Campbell, 1982
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Metadata
- Authors
- Tesser, A., & Campbell, J.
- Affiliations
- University of Georgia (US)
- Venue
- Educational Psychologist
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1982-01-01
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-12
- ISSN
- 0046-1520 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-6985
- OpenAlex
- W2055263403
- Cited by
- 18
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2021: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 2.33
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Educational Psychologist (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Social Sciences › Education › Educational Outcomes and Influences
- Keywords
- self-assessment, school behavior, academic performance, self-concept, social comparison, classroom behavior, behavior prediction
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