The illusion of scholastic incompetence and peer acceptance in primary school |
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Authors: | Marie-Noëlle Larouche Benoît Galand Thérèse Bouffard |
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Institution: | (1) Ohio University, Porter Hall 200, Athens, OH 45701, USA;(2) Center for Children and Families, State University of New York at Buffalo, 106 Diefendorf Hall, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA |
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Abstract: | This paper reports results from two studies aimed at examining whether perception of social acceptance and actual social acceptance
differ according to the presence of an illusion of scholastic incompetence. Results of both studies conducted in Belgium and
in Quebec (respectively 179 and 543 participants) show that children’s illusion of scholastic incompetence is linked to a
negative perception of social acceptance. However, according to the evaluation by peers, social acceptance of those children
is similar to the others. This suggests a generalization of the negative bias of self-evaluation to both academic and social
domains. The discussion proposes further variables that could improve the understanding of the origin of the illusion of incompetence. |
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