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The Female Fish Is More Responsive: Gender Moderates the BFLPE in the Domain of Science
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Plieninger, Hansjörg; Dickhäuser, Oliver – Educational Psychology, 2015
Academic self-concept is positively related to individual achievement but negatively related to class- or school-average achievement: the big-fish--little-pond effect (BFLPE). This contrast effect results from social comparison processes. The BFLPE is known to be long-lasting, universal and robust. However, there is little evidence regarding its…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Self Concept, Class Rank