Sarah is excellent at the backstroke,and she is preparing for an important swimming competition.She has just been asked to help somebody improve on the backstroke.Based on the tenets of self-esteem maintenance theory (Tesser,1991),she will be most likely to help

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According to self-esteem maintenance theory, when individuals are faced with the possibility of social comparison, they will choose to affiliate with individuals who are less threatening to their self-esteem. Helping someone who is less experienced, such as a new team member like Katherine, would be less threatening to Sarah's self-esteem than helping someone who has beaten her before, like Annie. It is also less likely that helping Katherine will lead to direct social comparison in the future.

Sarah Is Excellent at the Backstroke,and She Is Preparing for an Important