Clarifying the role of social comparison in the big-fish–little-pond effect (BFLPE): An integrative study.

Huguet, Pascal; Dumas, Florence; W. Marsh, Herbert; Régner, Isabelle; Wheeler, Ladd; Suls, Jerry; Seaton, Marjorie; B. Nezlek, John

doi:10.1037/a0015558

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Clarifying the role of social comparison in the big-fish–little-pond effect (BFLPE): An integrative study.

Published in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology • Jan 1, 2009

Authors:

Pascal Huguet

Florence Dumas

Herbert W. Marsh

Abstract

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 social comparisons experienced in higher ability schools. However, the direct role of such comparisons for the BFLPE h...

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Social comparison theory

Psychology

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