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. |
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| 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 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| 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) |
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