Search Results - "Reference Groups"

Where Do I Belong? Prospective Relative Performance Information under High- and Low-Performing Reference Groups.

Authors: Nieken, Petra Ressi, Anna

Source: Accounting Review. May2025, Vol. 100 Issue 3, p421-444. 24p.

Developmental Language Disorder: A Consequence of Exemplar-Based Learning?

Authors: Nick Riches (ORCID 0000-0002-1867-3014)

Source: First Language. 2026 46(3):495-515.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 21

Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Language Impairments, Brain, Cognitive Style, Language Acquisition, Reference Groups, Morphemes, Syntax, Sentence Structure

Revitalizing the Role of Relative Deprivation: An Analysis of Contemporary Teacher Protest Strike Emergence

Authors: Amanda J. Brockman (ORCID 0000-0003-4512-2143)

Source: Education, Citizenship and Social Justice. 2026 21(1):42-59.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 18

Descriptors: Activism, Teacher Strikes, Leaders, Reference Groups, Disadvantaged Environment, Public School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education

Reference-Dependent Preferences: Evidence from Marathon Runners.

Authors: Allen, Eric J. Dechow, Patricia M. Pope, Devin G. et al.

Source: Management Science (INFORMS). Jun2017, Vol. 63 Issue 6, p1657-1672. 16p. 1 Diagram, 3 Charts, 8 Graphs.

Product quality, reference group, convenience and its effect on the repurchase intentions of Janji Jiwa brand coffee: A mediating role of satisfaction.

Authors: Dalilati Prabarini, Devina Sumiati Setiawan, Margono

Source: International Journal of Research in Business & Social Science. Nov2022, Vol. 11 Issue 8, p92-101. 10p.

How the choice of reference group matters: economic integration of rural-to-urban migrants in China.

Authors: Chen, Zhenxiang¹ zchen716@ucla.edu

Source: Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies. Nov 2021, Vol. 47 Issue 19, p4428-4456. 29p. 1 Diagram, 16 Charts, 1 Graph.

Grade retention and academic self‐concept: A multilevel analysis of the effects of schools' retention composition.

Authors: Van Canegem, Timo Van Houtte, Mieke Demanet, Jannick

Source: British Educational Research Journal. Oct2021, Vol. 47 Issue 5, p1340-1360. 21p. 5 Charts.

Subjects: Grade repetition, Reference groups, Self-perception, Schools, Students

Hispanics and Their Perceptions of Family Dynamics: An Extension and Test of Group Reference Theory.

Authors: Acevedo, Gabriel A.¹

Source: Journal of Comparative Family Studies. Mid-year2009, Vol. 40 Issue 3, p387-414. 28p.

The Motivating Role of Dissociative Out-Groups in Encouraging Positive Consumer Behaviors.

Authors: WHITE, KATHERINE SIMPSON, BONNIE ARGO, JENNIFER J.

Source: Journal of Marketing Research (JMR). Aug2014, Vol. 51 Issue 4, p433-447. 15p. 2 Charts, 2 Graphs.

Trading Up: A Strategic Analysis of Reference Group Effects.

Authors: Amaldoss, Wilfred Jain, Sanjay

Source: Marketing Science (INFORMS). Sep/Oct2008, Vol. 27 Issue 5, p932-942. 11p.

Reference Groups and Product Line Decisions: An Experimental Investigation of Limited Editions and Product Proliferation.

Authors: Amaldoss, Wilfred Jain, Sanjay

Source: Management Science (INFORMS). Apr2010, Vol. 56 Issue 4, p621-644. 24p. 9 Charts, 9 Graphs.

Organizational Reference Groups: A Missing Perspective on Social Context.

Authors: Lawrence, Barbara S.¹ (AUTHOR) barbara.lawrence@anderson.ucla.edu

Source: Organization Science (INFORMS). Jan/Feb2006, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p80-100. 21p. 4 Charts.

Cohabitation: A Test of Reference Group Theory Among Black and White College Students.

Authors: Jacques, Jeffrey M. Chason, Karen J.

Source: Journal of Comparative Family Studies. Summer78, Vol. 9 Issue 2, p147-165. 19p.

Learning, Unlearning and Redefining Teachers' Agency in International Private Education: A Swedish Education Company Operating in India

Authors: Nafsika Alexiadou Ann-Sofie Holm Linda Rönnberg et al.

Source: Educational Review. 2025 77(3):731-749.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 19

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Schools, Private Education, Teachers, Principals, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Cultural Context, Professional Autonomy, Educational Practices, Reference Groups, Values, Teaching Experience

Geographic Terms: India, Sweden

A Critical Discourse Study of Cultural and National Identity (Re)Construction in Taiwanese High School EFL Textbooks

Authors: Xiaochen Hua Yating Yu Tayden Fung Chan

Source: Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education. 2025 46(4):433-448.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 16

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Curriculum, High Schools, English (Second Language), Textbook Evaluation, Patriotism, Reference Groups, Agenda Setting, Cultural Influences, Textbooks, Textbook Content, Ideology

Geographic Terms: Taiwan

Socially Distant Reference Groups and Consumer Aspirations.

Authors: Cocanougher, A. Benton Bruce, Grady D.

Source: Journal of Marketing Research (JMR). Aug1971, Vol. 8 Issue 3, p379-381. 3p. 2 Charts.

Looking at others in national policy-making: the construction of reference groups in Portugal and Spain from 2008 to 2013.

Authors: Pi Ferrer, Laia Alasuutari, Pertti Tervonen-Gonçalves, Leena

Source: European Politics & Society. Jun2019, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p333-347. 15p. 1 Diagram, 2 Charts.

Use of a reference group in researching children’s views of psychotherapy in Malta.

Authors: Mercieca, Daniel Jones, Phil

Source: Journal of Child Psychotherapy. Aug2018, Vol. 44 Issue 2, p243-262. 20p.

Subjects: Child psychotherapy, Residential care, Reference groups, Acquisition of data

Geographic Terms: Malta

Routine practice in staffed community accommodation (approved premises) in England and Wales: Quantitative benchmarking from the first year of a longitudinal study.

Authors: Davies, Jason O'Meara, Aisling

Source: Criminal Behaviour & Mental Health. Jun2018, Vol. 28 Issue 3, p227-238. 12p. 2 Charts.

Subjects: Hospital patients, Criminal justice system, Criminological research, Reference groups, Medical care, Safety, Benchmarking (Management), Correctional institutions, Criminals, Longitudinal method, Sensory perception, Personality disorders, Prison psychology, Cross-sectional method, Psychological factors

Geographic Terms: Wales, England

Keeping Up with the Neighbors? Reference Groups in Ghana.

Authors: Lentz, Erin C.¹

Source: Economic Development & Cultural Change. Oct2017, Vol. 66 Issue 1, p91-112. 22p.