Feeling good after praise for a successful performance

The importance of social comparison information

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15411313
AutoresLeslie M Gaines (University of Kentucky), Jamieson L Duvall (University of Kentucky), J Matthew Webster (0000-0002-8197-0329, University of Kentucky), Richard H Smith (University of Kentucky, autor de correspondencia)
Año2005
Volumen4
Número4
Páginas373-389
Fecha de publicación2005-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSelf and Identity (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1529-8868 • E-ISSN: 1529-8876
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15298860500280223
OpenAlexW2093524159
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas50

This study examined the role of social comparisons in producing the satisfaction that often follows from praise. Participants received no praise, comparison-free praise (without explicit social comparison information), and social comparison praise (with explicit social comparison information) after successfully completing a challenging intellectual task. In addition, they either received or did not receive performance norms indicating superior relative performance. Praise only led to greater feelings of satisfaction compared to the no praise, norm absent condition when it was also joined with social comparison information, either provided directly through social comparison praise or through performance norms. The presence of performance norms also enhanced satisfaction. Overall, participants' perceptions of superior relative performance mediated the effects of social comparison praise and of norm information on feelings of satisfaction

Developmental psychology · Feeling · Norm (philosophy · Perception · Political science · Praise · Social comparison theory · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology