Moderators of dimensional comparison effects: A comprehensive replication study putting prior findings on five moderators to the test and going beyond.

Dimensional comparisons, where students compare their achievements in different subjects, have a significant impact on the formation of students’ subject-specific self-concepts. This research examines the influence of five moderators that have been shown in previous research to affect the strength of dimensional comparison effects: (1) the intraindividual difference between students’ math and verbal achievements, (2) the absolute level of...