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Peer reviewedGraziano, William G.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1987
The Junior Self-Monitoring Scale, a new measure, was developed and related to individual differences in children's tendencies to engage in social comparison when making decisions. This study demonstrated that children scoring high in self-monitoring were more likely than low self-monitoring children to attend to the decisions of other children.…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Peer Relationship, Self Actualization, Self Esteem
Peer reviewedTripathi, Kailas Nath – Journal of Social Psychology, 1992
Reports on a study of competition, motivation, and performance among 60 adolescents in India. Finds that direct competition with another person led to higher levels of immediate performance. Also finds that indirect competition against a pre-set standard resulted in greater intrinsic motivation. (CFR)
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Competition, Cultural Context, Elementary Secondary Education
Zakharova, A. V. – Soviet Education, 1990
Examines self-assessment as a personality structure that changes in its development as individuals mature. Explains prognosticative, actual (or correcting), and retrospective self-assessment. Develops a structural-dynamic explanatory model, characterizing self-assessment as a systemic formation. Relates self-evaluation to achievement, volitional…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Emotional Development, Foreign Countries, Individual Psychology
