It's Not How the Pond Makes You Feel, but Rather How High You Can Jump.

Abstract

development. In summary, Marsh and Hau (2003) should be commended for their painstaking effort to put together this very impressive multinational study. However, to further this line of research, the theoretical basis of the BFLPE needs to be broadened in light of the extant social comparison literature. Specifically, it needs to take into account the complexity and multifaceted nature of social comparison and self-appraisal processes; the active, self-regulatory role individuals play; and the ensuing positive as well as negative consequences. The authors are prudent in pointing out that this single study, with its methodological limitations, should be interpreted in a broader context of the research literature along this line of inquiry. It also appears that the practical significance of the model will remain unclear until the question of for whom and under what conditions the BFLPE will outweigh the benefits of attending a selective school is addressed. Keeping a big fish in a little pond is not the optimal solution, at least for many.

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