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Blanton, H., Buunk, BP., Gibbons, FX., & Kuyper, H. (1999). When better-than-others compare upward: Choice of comparison and comparative evaluation as independent predictors of academic performance. Journal of personality and social psychology, 76(3), 420-430.

Blanton, H ; Buunk, BP ; Gibbons, FX et al. / When better-than-others compare upward : Choice of comparison and comparative evaluation as independent predictors of academic performance. In: Journal of personality and social psychology. 1999 ; Vol. 76, No. 3. pp. 420-430.

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Blanton, H, Buunk, BP, Gibbons, FX & Kuyper, H 1999, 'When better-than-others compare upward: Choice of comparison and comparative evaluation as independent predictors of academic performance', Journal of personality and social psychology, vol. 76, no. 3, pp. 420-430.

When better-than-others compare upward: Choice of comparison and comparative evaluation as independent predictors of academic performance. / Blanton, H; Buunk, BP; Gibbons, FX et al.
In: Journal of personality and social psychology, Vol. 76, No. 3, 03.1999, p. 420-430.

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Blanton H, Buunk BP, Gibbons FX, Kuyper H. When better-than-others compare upward: Choice of comparison and comparative evaluation as independent predictors of academic performance. Journal of personality and social psychology. 1999 Mar;76(3):420-430.