ERIC Number: EJ1359822
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Dec
Pages: 30
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ISSN: ISSN-1381-2890
EISSN: EISSN-1573-1928
The Impact of Fear of Losing out (FoLO) on College Students' Performance Goal Orientations and Learning Strategies in Singapore
Choi, Haelim; Cheng, Chi-Ying; X. R. Wee, Sheila
Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, v25 n6 p1351-1380 Dec 2022
The current research investigated the influence of the "Fear of Losing Out" (FoLO) mindset on learning strategy via performance goal orientation and its interaction with social comparison amongst Singaporean college students. In Study 1, a positive relationship between FoLO and performance goal orientations (i.e., avoidance and approach) was found. Study 2 replicated this finding and further revealed a downstream effect of FoLO on surface learning via performance goal orientations. In addition, social comparison moderated the link between performance goal orientation and surface learning in the mediation model. Specifically, in downward social comparison conditions, FoLO facilitated high performance-avoidance goal orientation, which in turn led to higher surface learning. Comparatively, in upward social comparison conditions, FoLO incited high performance-approach goal orientation, which in turn led to lower surface learning. Taken together, the findings yield significant theoretical and practical implications of FoLO on college students' goal orientations and learning outcomes.
Descriptors: Fear, College Students, Academic Achievement, Goal Orientation, Learning Strategies, Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Singapore
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