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ERIC Number: EJ989595
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Dec
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0140-1971
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"Feeling" Hierarchy: The Pathway from Subjective Social Status to Achievement
Destin, Mesmin; Richman, Scott; Varner, Fatima; Mandara, Jelani
Journal of Adolescence, v35 n6 p1571-1579 Dec 2012
The current study tested a psychosocial mediation model of the association between subjective social status (SSS) and academic achievement for youth. The sample included 430 high school students from diverse racial/ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. Those who perceived themselves to be at higher social status levels had higher GPAs. As predicted by the model, most of the relationship was mediated by emotional distress and study skills and habits. The lower SSS students had more depressive symptoms, which led to less effective studying and lower GPA. The model held across different racial/ethnic groups, was tested against alternative models, and results remained stable controlling for objective socioeconomic status. Implications for identity-based intervention are discussed. (Contains 2 figures and 4 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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