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Compare yourself to the top A.N. Raat (Janet) FOCUS your FUTURE May 16-17, 2013

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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