TY - JOUR
T1 - Social Comparison Processes of Hispanic Students at Hispanic Majority Institutions
AU - Huynh, Ho Phi
AU - Wicks, Anastacia
AU - Raya, Alena
AU - Castellanos, Isabella
AU - Weatherford, Dawn R.
AU - Lilley, Malin K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2024.
PY - 2024/4/10
Y1 - 2024/4/10
N2 - This paper describes the types of social comparison used by Hispanic students at a Hispanic Majority Institution through two studies (N = 406). We found that students engaged in upward identification more often than downward identification, downward contrast, and upward contrast. However, when comparing themselves on an academic measure, downward identification and upward contrast became relatively more frequent. Additionally, downward identification tended to predict higher self-reported confidence about academic abilities than other types of social comparison.
AB - This paper describes the types of social comparison used by Hispanic students at a Hispanic Majority Institution through two studies (N = 406). We found that students engaged in upward identification more often than downward identification, downward contrast, and upward contrast. However, when comparing themselves on an academic measure, downward identification and upward contrast became relatively more frequent. Additionally, downward identification tended to predict higher self-reported confidence about academic abilities than other types of social comparison.
KW - Social comparison
KW - academic self-concept
KW - hispanic serving institution
KW - minority students
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85190425501&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/00332941241241641
DO - 10.1177/00332941241241641
M3 - Article
SN - 0033-2941
JO - Psychological Reports
JF - Psychological Reports
ER -