Stronger between-domain effects in the I/E model versions are associated with stronger changes in within-domain effects after controlling for the between-domain effects¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Across country subsamples in the PISA 2000 reanalysis, the magnitude of change in within-domain effects after controlling for between-domain effects scaled with the strength of those between-domain effects. → Fabian Wolff 2026

Evidence¶

Fabian Wolff 2026¶

Fabian Wolff, Jennifer Schumacher, Jens Möller. (2026). Revisiting the Role of Social and Dimensional Comparisons in the Internal/External Frame of Reference Model: A Systematic Comparison of the Classic and the Difference I/E Model. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-026-10212-w

q2 · i? · associational · r?

Secondary analysis of PISA 2000 country subsamples comparing classic and difference I/E models. The authors report that "stronger between-domain effects in the two I/E model versions were related to stronger changes in the within-domain effects after controlling for the between-domain effects," citing Dutch and Latvian subsamples as examples.

"stronger between-domain effects in the two I/E model versions were related to stronger changes in the within-domain effects after controlling for the between-domain effects"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Within-domain effects in the classic I/E model increase after controlling for between-domain effects when the latter are negative, consistent with them reflecting between-domain achievement effects — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Within-domain effects in the difference I/E model decrease after controlling for between-domain effects when classic I/E between-domain effects are negative — related