Burleson Kathryn, Leach Colin Wayne, Harrington David M
University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA.
Br J Soc Psychol. 2005 Mar;44(Pt 1):109-23. doi: 10.1348/014466604X23509.
We examined the role of social comparison in changes in the artistic self-concept of adolescents attending an advanced arts programme. Unfavourable comparisons that promoted a sense of inferiority and favourable comparisons that promoted inspiration were measured just prior to, in the first week of, and at the end of the 6 week programme. Consistent with the 'big fish little pond effect', inferiority comparisons made during the programme were associated with negative changes in self-concept. Consistent with the social comparison literature, however, inspiration comparisons made during the programme were associated with positive changes in self-concept. Rather than suggesting that exposure to highly talented peers is necessarily unfavourable, results suggest that the interpretation of the comparisons made in situ determines the favourability of such exposure.
我们研究了社会比较在参加高级艺术课程的青少年艺术自我概念变化中的作用。在为期6周的课程开始前、第一周以及课程结束时，分别测量了引发自卑感的不利比较和激发灵感的有利比较。与“大鱼小池塘效应”一致，课程期间进行的自卑感比较与自我概念的消极变化相关。然而，与社会比较文献一致的是，课程期间进行的激发灵感的比较与自我概念的积极变化相关。结果表明，对现场比较的解读决定了这种接触的有利程度，而不是暗示接触高天赋同龄人必然是不利的。
