Doctor Marjorie Seaton
RESEARCH FELLOW,
Centre for Positive Psychology and Education (SoE)
Personal
Qualifications
- PhD University of Western Sydney
UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Centre for Positive Psychology and Education (SoE)
Contact
| Email: | M.Seaton@uws.edu.au |
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| Extension: | 6829 |
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| Location: | 19.G.17 Bankstown |
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Publications
Chapters in Books
- Seaton, M., Craven, R. and Marsh, H. (2008), 'East Meets West: An Examination of the Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect in Western and Non-Western Countries', Self-Processes, Learning, and Enabling Human Potential, Information Age Publishing Inc. 9781593119011.
Journal Articles
- Jackman, K., Wilson, I., Seaton, M. and Craven, R. (2011), 'Big Fish in a Big Pond: A study of academic self concept in first year medical students', BMC Medical Education, .
- Seaton, M., Marsh, H., Yeung, A. and Craven, R. (2011), 'The big fish down Under: Examining moderators of the'big-fish-little-pond' effect for Australia's high achievers', Australian Journal of Education, 22.
- Seaton, M. and Craven, R. (2011), 'From frogs to fish: The big-fish-little pond effect then and now.', Horizons of Psychology, 14.
- Bodkin-Andrews, G., Seaton, M., Nelson, G., Craven, R. and Yeung, A. (2010), 'Questioning the General Self-Esteem Vaccine:General Self-Esteem, Racial Discrimination, and Standardised Achievement Across Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Students', Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 21.
- Seaton, M., Marsh, H. and Craven, R. (2010), 'Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect: Generalizability and Moderation - Two Sides of the Same Coin', American Educational Research Journal, 44.
- Marsh, H., Gibbons, F., Seaton, M., Kuyper, H., Dumas, F., Huguet, P., Regner, I., Buunk, A., Monteil, J. and Gibbons, F. (2010), 'Phantom Behavioral Assimilation Effects: Systematic biases in social comparison choice studies.', Journal of Personality, 40.
- Huguet, P., Dumas, F., Marsh, H., Regner, I., Wheeler, L., Suls, J., Seaton, M. and Nezlek, J. (2009), 'Clarifying the role of social comparison in the big-fish-little-pond effect (BFLPE): An integrative study', Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 15.
- Seaton, M., Marsh, H. and Craven, R. (2009), 'Earning its place as a pan-human theory: Universality of the big-fish-little-pond effect (BFLPE) across 41 culturally and economically diverse countries.', Journal of Educational Psychology, 17.
- Seaton, M., Marsh, H., Dumas, F., Huguet, P., Monteil, J., Regner, I., Blanton, H. and + 5 Externals, . (2008), 'In search of the big fish: Investigating the coexistence of the big-fish-little-pond effect with the positive effects of upward comparisons', British Journal of Social Psychology, 31.
- Dixon, R., Seaton, M. and Dixon, R. (2008), 'The big fish strikes again but in a different place: Social comparison and theory and children with special needs', The International Journal of the Humanities, 7.
- Marsh, H., Seaton, M., Trautwein, U., Ludtke, O., Hau, K., O'Mara, A. and Craven, R. (2008), 'The big-fish-little-pond-effect stands up to critical scrutiny: Implications for theory, methodology, and future research', Educational Psychology Review, 32.
Conference Papers
- Seaton, M., Marsh, H. and Craven, R. (2011), 'The Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect Under the Grill: Tests of its Universality, a Search for Moderators and the Role of Social Comparison.', Proceedings of the 5th International Biennial SELF Research Conference 2009, Enabling Human Potential: The Centrality of Self and Identity, Dubai, UAE.
- Seaton, M., Bodkin-Andrews, G., Marsh, H. and Craven, R. (2009), 'Finding Nemo: An Overview of New Currents in Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect Research', The Australian Association for Research in Education Changing Climates: Education for Sustainable Futures, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove Campus, Brisbane.
- Seaton, M., Marsh, H. and Craven, R. (2009), 'One fish fits all? The big-fish-little-pond effect and individual differences in learning', The Australian Association for Research in Education Changing Climates: Education for Sustainable Futures, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove Campus, Brisbane.
- Seaton, M., Marsh, H. and Craven, R. (2006), 'Can we change the size of the pond? Future directions for big-fish-little-pond effect research', Annual conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE - 2005), UWS Parramatta Campus.
- Hau, K., Marsh, H., Seaton, M., Ho, I. and Li, X. (2006), 'Self-concept and academic motivation of Chinese students in Hong Kong', Annual conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE - 2005), UWS Parramatta Campus.
- Seaton, M., Marsh, H., Dumas, F., Huguet, P., Monteil, J. and + 7 Externals, . (2006), 'The positive effects of upward comparison: Can they coexist with the big-fish-little-pond effect', Annual conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE - 2005), UWS Parramatta Campus.
- Seaton, M., Marsh, H. and Craven, R. (2006), 'How far can the big fish swim? Extending the reach of the big-fish-little-pond effect', The Fourth International Biennial SELF Research Conference: Self-concept, Motivation, Social, and Personal Identity for the 21st Century, Michigan University, Ann Arbor, USA.
- Seaton, M., Marsh, H. and Craven, R. (2006), 'An examination of the moderating influences of socio-economic status and individual differences in learning on the big-fish-little-pond effect', The Fourth International Biennial SELF Research Conference: Self-concept, Motivation, Social, and Personal Identity for the 21st Century, Michigan University, Ann Arbor, USA.
- Seaton, M., Egliston, K., Marsh, H., Franklin, J. and Craven, R. (2004), 'Social Comparison: Its Role in the Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect', Third International Biennial SELF Research Conference - Self-Concept, Motivation and Identity: Where to from here, Berlin, Germany.
- Seaton, M., Wheeler, L. and Marsh, H. (2004), 'Assimilation and Contrast Effects in Social Comparison and Automatic Behavior: Or, How to Change Your IQ', Third International Biennial SELF Research Conference - Self-Concept, Motivation and Identity: Where to from here, Berlin, Germany.
Research
Previous Projects
| Title: | Realising Gifted Students' Potential: Elucidating psychosocial determinants and the impact of different educational settings on educational outcomes and psychosocial wellbeing (GAT) |
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| Years: | 2008-01-01 - 2013-04-30 |
| ID: | P0015538 |
| UWS Researchers: | Rhonda Craven, Alexander Yeung and Marjorie Seaton |
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| Title: | Cultivating Capability: Explicating What Works for Gifted Aboriginal Primary Students and the Impact of Gifted Education Settings on Educational Outcomes and Psychosocial Wellbeing |
| Years: | 2012-01-17 - 2013-01-16 |
| ID: | P00020296 |
| UWS Researchers: | Rhonda Craven, Alexander Yeung, Marjorie Seaton and Anthony Dillon |
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| Title: | Reducing Violence in Groups (RVG) - Phase 1: School Anti-Bullying Program |
| Years: | 2011-04-12 - 2013-02-28 |
| ID: | P00020153 |
| UWS Researchers: | Rhonda Craven, Alexander Yeung, Marjorie Seaton and Michael Kennedy |
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Supervision
Doctor Seaton is available to be a principal supervisor for doctoral projects
Current Supervision
| Title: | Which Pond suits which Fish: An Investigation into the Effects of Differing Educational Enviroments on Academic and Psychological Outcomes |
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| Title: | Longing and Belonging: A Study of Acculturation and Enculturation of Ethnic Australian Students and its Influences on Psychosocial Constructs |
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