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Compare yourself to the top
A.N. Raat (Janet) FOCUS your FUTUREMay 16-17, 2013
PhD-student Career
✍ read ✍ write ✍ publish
WORK
PhD-student Career
WORK in a social context
Social Comparison
Festinger, 1954
Social Comparison
Process of thinking about information of the position and abilities of one or more others in relation to those of oneself.
Wood, 1996
Social Comparison
Process of thinking about information of the position and abilities of one or more others in relation to those of oneself.
Wood, 1996
A.N. Raat, FOCUS your FUTURE
Social Comparison goals
motivation
pleasure
Process of thinking about information of the position and abilities of one or more others in relation to those of oneself.
selection
Most informative: similar attributed other
Preferred comparison other during clinical rotations
Preferred comparison other during clinical rotations
peer students 1 2 3 4 5
residents 1 2 3 4 5
staff 1 2 3 4 5
never always
N 437 t-test
p<.001
Raat et al, 2010
(3.64)
(3.40)
(2.84)
p<.001
Intermezzo
Process of thinking about information of the position and abilities of one or more others in relation to those of oneself.
✍ ambitious✍ empathic✍ insecure
Social Comparison Orientation
Buunk et al, 2007
Influence of SC
Influence of SC
female
female
female worsesimilarbetter
maleworsesimilarbetter
male
maleworsesimilarbetter
worsesimilarbetter
participants
participants
worse similar better comparison peer
(n=214)
(n=107)
Raat et al, 2012
-0,8
-0,6
-0,4
-0,2
0
0,2
0,4
0,6
0,8
1
1,2
Influence of SC
female
female
female worsesimilarbetter
maleworsesimilarbetter
male
maleworsesimilarbetter
worsesimilarbetter
participants
participants
worse similar better comparison peer
(n=214)
(n=107)
Raat et al, 2012
-0,8
-0,6
-0,4
-0,2
0
0,2
0,4
0,6
0,8
1
1,2
Influence of SC
female
female
female worsesimilarbetter
maleworsesimilarbetter
male
maleworsesimilarbetter
worsesimilarbetter
participants
participants
worse similar better comparison peer
(n=214)
(n=107)
Raat et al, 2012
-0,8
-0,6
-0,4
-0,2
0
0,2
0,4
0,6
0,8
1
1,2
Influence of SC and gender
Influence of SC and same sex
female
female worsesimilarbetter
male
maleworsesimilarbetter
participants
participants -0,8
-0,6
-0,4
-0,2
0
0,2
0,4
0,6
0,8
1
1,2
worse similar better comparison peer
(n=214)
(n=107)
Influence of SC and opposite sex
female
female
maleworsesimilarbetter
male worsesimilarbetter
participants
participants
worse similar better comparison peer
(n=214)
(n=107)-0,8
-0,6
-0,4
-0,2
0
0,2
0,4
0,6
0,8
1
1,2
SCO
upward positive
Process of comparison: model
Buunk et al, 1997
identification
✍ endow sense of opportunities✍ provide information how to improve✍ anticipate on problems / threats
SCO
upward positive
negative
Process of comparison: model
contrast
identification
✍ discourage✍ no benefit
SCO
downward
positive
Process of comparison: model
contrast
✍ inspiring✍ self-confidence
integrity respectsupport
SCO
downward
positive
negative
Process of comparison: model
contrast
identification
✍ discourage✍ lower your standard
SCO
upward
downward
positive
negative
Process of comparison: model
Buunk et al, 1997
contrast
identification
identification
SCO
upward
downward
positive
negative
Process of comparison: model
contrast
identification
identification
SCO
upward
downward
positive
negative
Process of comparison: model
contrast
identification
identification
SCO
upward
downward
positive
negative
contrast
identification
identification
integrity respectsupport
A.N. Raat, FOCUS your FUTURE
Social Comparison goals
motivation
pleasure
Process of thinking about information of the position and abilities of one or more others in relation to those of oneself.
selection
Social comparison
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