Facing the risk of upward mobility: Performance-avoidance goals and social class among high-school students

Volume: 160, Issue: 4, Pages: 496 - 508
Published: Oct 22, 2019
Abstract
Recent research has shown that lower social class students are more likely to endorse performance-avoidance goals (i.e., the fear of performing poorly) than higher-class students, particularly in situations of success. The purpose of the present research is, first, to test the upward mobility process as a moderator of the link between social class and performance-avoidance goal endorsement. The second aim is to document the further impact of...
Paper Details
Title
Facing the risk of upward mobility: Performance-avoidance goals and social class among high-school students
Published Date
Oct 22, 2019
Volume
160
Issue
4
Pages
496 - 508
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