Am i the typical student? Perceived similarity to student prototypes predicts success

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1380-1391

  Lane, David J ^a   Gibbons, Frederick X ^b  

^a WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Negative affect; Prototypes; Social comparison; Student attrition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDENTITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IDENTIFICATION (PSYCHOLOGY); LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; STUDENTS;

EID: 34548237588     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167207304789     Document Type: Article

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