From Assets to School Outcomes: How Finances Shape Children's Perceived Possibilities and Intentions
From Assets to School Outcomes: How Finances Shape Children's Perceived Possibilities and Intentions
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02309.x
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发表时间：
2009-04-01
影响因子：
8.2
通讯作者：
Oyserman, Daphna
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作者：
Destin, Mesmin;Oyserman, Daphna
人们并不总是采取行动来实现他们所期望的可能的自我毕竟，无论是有意识的还是无意识的，如果有一条通向实现所期望的自我的开放道路，那么采取当前的行动是有意义的，但如果道路是封闭的，那么就没有意义了。根据这一逻辑，来自资产较少家庭的儿童可能会降低对学校成功的期望，并计划在学校投入较少的努力。为了验证这一假设，我们研究了实验操纵心态的影响，无论是“封闭”（昂贵）或“开放”（可以支付基于需求的经济援助）的低收入的早期青少年的大学。分配到一个开放的路径条件下的青少年预期更高的成绩比那些分配到一个封闭的路径条件（研究1，n = 48，主要是西班牙裔和拉丁裔七年级学生），并计划花更多的时间在家庭作业比那些分配到一个没有总理控制条件（研究2，n = 48，主要是非洲裔美国人七年级学生）。
People do not always take action to attain their desired possible selves-after all, whether consciously or nonconsciously, taking current action makes sense if there is an open path toward attaining the desired self, but not if paths are closed. Following this logic, children from families with fewer assets may lower their expectations for school success and plan to engage in less effort in school. To test this hypothesis, we examined the impact of experimentally manipulating mind-set about college as either "closed" (expensive) or "open" (can be paid for with need-based financial aid) among low-income early adolescents. Adolescents assigned to an open-path condition expected higher grades than those assigned to a closed-path condition (Study 1, n = 48, predominantly Hispanic and Latino seventh graders) and planned to spend more time on homework than those assigned to a no-prime control condition (Study 2, n = 48, predominantly African American seventh graders).