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ERIC Number: EJ572371
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Age Trends in the Use of Social and Temporal Comparison for Self-Evaluation: Examination of a Novel Developmental Hypothesis.
Butler, Ruth
Child Development, v69 n4 p1054-73 Aug 1998
Two studies examined whether 4- to 8-year olds use social comparison (SC) for self-appraisal before temporal comparison (TC). Found that even 4-year olds rated themselves higher after doing better versus worse than another person and explained their ratings in terms of SC. Children in TC conditions attended only to their last outcomes; comparisons between current and prior outcome increased with age. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Bias, Comparative Analysis, Developmental Stages, Egocentrism, Self Concept, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Sex Differences, Time Factors (Learning), Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Social Comparison; Social Comparison Theory