Psychological Development and Education ›› 2006, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (2): 36-39.

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A Study on the Characteristics of Social Comparison Among Children With Learning Disabilities

XING Shu-fen1, LIN Chong-de1, YU Guo-liang2   

  1. 1. Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875;
    2. Institute of Psychology, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872
  • Online:2006-04-15 Published:2006-04-15

Abstract: The present study examined the characteristics of social comparison of children with LD with 95 children of pri 2 mary school from grade 3~5,applying the method of interview.The results showed that:(1)seventy percent of children with LD spontaneously compared the academic performance with that of their normally achieving children,which was out-group comparison,their motive was self-improvement;only six percent of children with LD compared their academic performance with that of their poorer achieving peers,their motive was self-enhancement;(2)the frequency of social comparison and temporal comparison of children with LD was significantly lower than that of normal children,which indicated that the children with LD not only avoided social comparison,but neglected the temporal comparison;(3)the target level of social comparison of children with LD was significantly lower than that of normal children,and the target level of social comparison of children with LD declined from grade 3~5,showing that the higher grade,the stronger self-protection.

Key words: social comparison, learning disabilities, children

CLC Number: 

  • B844.2
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