The Social Comparison Choices of Elementary and Secondary School Students: The Influence of Gender, Race, and Friendship.

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Title: The Social Comparison Choices of Elementary and Secondary School Students: The Influence of Gender, Race, and Friendship.
Language: English
Authors: Meisel, C. Julius, Blumberg, Carol Joyce
Source: Contemporary Educational Psychology. Apr 1990 15(2):170-182.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 13
Publication Date: 1990
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Speeches/Meeting Papers
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Friendship, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 9, Influences, Peer Evaluation, Predictor Variables, Race, Secondary School Students, Sex, Social Desirability, Sociometric Techniques
Abstract: Two studies involving 63 second through fourth graders and 43 ninth graders investigated the influence of gender, race, and friendship on social comparison choices. Implications of the results for social comparison theory and social policy and education practice are discussed. (TJH)
Entry Date: 1990
Accession Number: EJ409677
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