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标题：What Matters When? Social and Dimensional Comparisons in the Context of University Major Choice
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作者：Luise von Keyserlingk ; Anna-Lena Dicke ; Michael Becker 等
期刊名称：AERA Open
印刷版ISSN：2332-8584
电子版ISSN：2332-8584
出版年度：2021
卷号：7
DOI：10.1177/23328584211020711
语种：English
摘要：Students compare their achievement to different standards in order to evaluate their ability. We built on the theoretical frameworks of situated expectancy-value theory, dimensional comparison theory, and the big-fish-little-pond effect literature to examine the role of social and dimensional comparisons for ability self-concept and subjective task value (STV) in secondary school and university major choice. We used two German longitudinal data sets from different cohorts with data collection in 12th grade and 2 years after high school graduation (Study 1: N = 2,207, Study 2: N = 1,710). Dimensional and social comparisons predicted students’ self-concept and domain-specific STV in school: Individual achievement was positively related to ability self-concept and STV in the corresponding domain and negatively related in the noncorresponding domain. School-level mean achievement was negatively related to ability self-concept and STV in the corresponding domain. Dimensional comparisons were directly related to university major choice, social comparisons were only indirectly related.