Journal Title
Title of Journal: Soc Psychol Educ
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Abbravation: Social Psychology of Education
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Publisher
Springer Netherlands
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Authors: Anne N Rinn Kelly M Jamieson Candace M Gross Kand S McQueen
Publish Date: 2008/10/03
Volume: 12, Issue: 2, Pages: 251-269
Abstract
This study examines the effects of social comparison gender and grade level on gifted adolescents’ multidimensional selfconcept Participants include 248 gifted adolescents who had completed the sixth through tenth grade during the previous academic year Multidimensional selfconcept was measured using the Self Description Questionnaire II Marsh Self description questionnaire SDQ II manual 1990 and social comparison levels were assessed through the use of the IowaNetherlands Comparison Orientation Measure Gibbons and Buunk J Pers Soc Psychol 76 129–142 1999 Results indicate that social comparison and grade level influence the emotional stability and physical attractiveness selfconcepts Gender influences the physical ability emotional stability verbal and parent relations selfconcepts Conclusions and implications are discussed
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