[3][4] The ability sub scale of the Iowa-Netherlands Comparison Orientation Measure[7] is used in evaluations of the frog-pond effect by asking 6 items such as "I often compare myself with others with respect to what I have accomplished in life."
This scale asks people to think about how they judge themselves with others which is then adjusted to compare oneself against various specific groups, such as within a school or cultural setting.
[14][15] According to Robert Crosnoe at the University of Texas Austin, basing desegregation on parent education rather than income could mitigate the frog pond effect and reduce risks to minority students, despite practical documentation challenges.
As socioeconomic desegregation may not significantly change racial segregation and could increase psychosocial risks for minorities, integrating parent education into these plans is worth pursuing with caution.
[2] Davis found was the extent that individuals felt they had "flair" or talent for the related subjects to their career choices, which was stronger for GPA than school quality.
[1] Individuals are affected by the frog pond effect the most when they come from an individualistic culture, lack strong social connections, and have low collective self-esteem.
[8][18] In 1984, Marsh and Parker created a similar construct called the "big-fish-little-pond effect" (BFLPE) that has the same underlying concept of people evaluating their own worth against their immediate peers differs on the high or low achievements of those around them.
[19] In some cases students' views of their academic abilities are affected by comparing themselves to classmates, similar to the frog pond effect, underscoring the importance of understanding various types of comparison.
[22] By contrast, in the frog pond effect, people do not have objective representations of themselves relative to those around them versus the greater context of those not close.
[25] This relates to the Frog Pong Effect because both theories display the importance of perception and comparison in influencing individuals' well-being.