The power of positive emotions? The link between young people's positive and negative affect and performance in high-stakes examinations
The power of positive emotions? The link between young people's positive and negative affect and performance in high-stakes examinations
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积极情绪的力量？
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10.1080/0969594x.2022.2054941
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2022
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Jerrim J
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Jerrim J
大量研究表明，年轻人的情绪-无论是积极的还是消极的-与未来的广泛结果有关。本文通过调查年轻人的积极和消极情绪与他们在高风险考试中的表现之间的联系，为这一文献做出了贡献。本文利用英国国际学生评估项目（比萨）和全国学生数据库（NPD）的数据，研究了15岁学生的积极情感、消极情感和失败恐惧与他们在高风险考试中取得的成绩之间的关系。我发现，低水平的积极影响-即学生很少感到快乐，活泼和开朗-与年轻人考试成绩的0.10-0.15标准差下降有关。另一方面，很少有证据表明消极情绪或害怕失败与考试成绩之间存在实质性联系。
A substantial body of research suggests that young people’s emotions – both positive and negative – are linked to a wide range of future outcomes. This paper contributes to this literature by investigating the link between young people’s positive and negative emotions and their performance in high-stakes examinations. Using Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) data from England linked to the National Pupil Database (NPD), I investigate how 15-year-olds positive affect, negative affect and fear of failure is associated with the grades they achieve in high-stakes examinations. I find that low levels of positive affect – i.e. pupils rarely feeling happy, lively and cheerful – is associated with a 0.10–0.15 standard deviation reduction in young people’s examination grades. On the other hand, little evidence is found of a substantive link between negative affect or fear of failure and examination performance.