Individuals’ perceptions, attitudes and behaviors, aside from being affected by intra-psychological influences, are influenced by the knowledge that comes with their belonging to social groups. This is particularly true for students, whose academic experiences are affected by numerous dynamics that exist in their classrooms. This chapter focuses, in particular, on bullying and social comparison processes. Studies regarding these phenomena make it clear that, when school groups are particularly cohesive, their role in students’ lives becomes salient, both in helping develop a sense of belonging that protects the individual, and in influencing the tendency to judge oneself through normative standards of social comparison processes. During adolescence, groups of peers assume an almost pervasive salience, and the classroom becomes a social context that needs to be carefully monitored. Analyzing how influences from the external world affect the inner self has a key role in better understanding students’ day to day life. This can in turn can give people in charge of educating kids and adolescents the opportunity to improve their practices and build contexts that could help youngsters fulfill their potential.
The contribution of social psychology to educational research: The mutual influence between students and their classmates / Livi, Stefano; Cecalupo, Alessandra. - (2020), pp. 127-135. [10.13133/9788893771313].
The contribution of social psychology to educational research: The mutual influence between students and their classmates
Stefano Livi;Alessandra Cecalupo
2020
Abstract
Individuals’ perceptions, attitudes and behaviors, aside from being affected by intra-psychological influences, are influenced by the knowledge that comes with their belonging to social groups. This is particularly true for students, whose academic experiences are affected by numerous dynamics that exist in their classrooms. This chapter focuses, in particular, on bullying and social comparison processes. Studies regarding these phenomena make it clear that, when school groups are particularly cohesive, their role in students’ lives becomes salient, both in helping develop a sense of belonging that protects the individual, and in influencing the tendency to judge oneself through normative standards of social comparison processes. During adolescence, groups of peers assume an almost pervasive salience, and the classroom becomes a social context that needs to be carefully monitored. Analyzing how influences from the external world affect the inner self has a key role in better understanding students’ day to day life. This can in turn can give people in charge of educating kids and adolescents the opportunity to improve their practices and build contexts that could help youngsters fulfill their potential.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.