Ability Stratification Predicts the Size of the Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect
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DOI: 10.3102/0013189x20986176
Abstract: Understanding how children’s broader context influences their development is critical if we are to develop policies that help them flourish. Combining sociological, economic, and psychological literature, we argue that ability stratification—the degree to which children… read more here.
Keywords: big fish; little pond; ability; ability stratification ... See more keywords
Individual Strivings in Social Comparison Processes: Achievement Motivation Goals in the Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.677997
Abstract: In school settings, adolescents recur to different sources of information to create their beliefs about future possibilities. Social comparison processes and personal goals related to achievement play an important role in shaping these beliefs. Drawing… read more here.
Keywords: social comparison; effect; comparison; big fish ... See more keywords