Reference group effects in the measurement of personality and attitudes

• Main Authors: Crede, Marcus, BASHSHUR, Michael Ramsay, Niehorster, Sarah
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2010
• Subjects: Personality; attitudes; measurement; human behavior; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/3136; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/4135/viewcontent/Crede_Bashur__Niehorster_inpress__PROOFS.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Reference-group effects (discovered in cross-cultural settings) occur when responses to self-report items are based not on respondents’ absolute level of a construct but rather on their level relative to a salient comparison group. In this article, we examine the impact of reference-group effects on...