Social and dimensional comparison effects on academic self-concepts and self-perceptions of effort in elementary school children

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Social and dimensional comparison effects on academic self-concepts and self-perceptions of effort in elementary school children. / Lohbeck, Annette.
in: Educational Psychology, Jahrgang 39, Nr. 1, 02.01.2019, S. 133-150.

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title = "Social and dimensional comparison effects on academic self-concepts and self-perceptions of effort in elementary school children",
abstract = "By focusing on the domains of math and German, the present study with 200 elementary school children investigated the specific relationships of self-reported grades with academic self-concepts and self-perceptions of effort within the competence-affective separation of academic self-concepts. In addition, possible mediator effects of academic self-concepts were explored. In both domains, self-reported grades positively predicted academic self-concepts of corresponding domains, which, in turn, positively predicted self-perceptions of effort of corresponding domains. However, there were no negative cross-domain achievement effects on academic self-concepts and no negative cross-domain self-concept effects on self-perceptions of effort. Both academic self-concepts mediated the effects from self-reported grades to self-perceptions of effort in corresponding domains. This research indicates that children{\textquoteright}s self-perceptions of effort can be inferred by their competence and affective self-concepts.Highlights Self-reported grades positively predict academic self-concepts of corresponding domains. Academic self-concepts positively predict self-perceptions of effort of corresponding domains. There are no negative cross-domain achievement effects on academic self-concepts and no cross-domain self-concept effects on self-perceptions of effort. Academic self-concepts mediate the effects from self-reported grades to self-perceptions of effort in corresponding domains.",
keywords = "academic effort, academic self-concept, Comparison effects, elementary school children, Psychology",
author = "Annette Lohbeck",
year = "2019",
month = jan,
day = "2",
doi = "10.1080/01443410.2018.1527018",
language = "English",
volume = "39",
pages = "133--150",
journal = "Educational Psychology",
issn = "0144-3410",
publisher = "Routledge Taylor & Francis Group",
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