Harackiewcz et al., 2016: Affirming values had no benefits among first-generation students probably because there were no social class gap
Reference:
Tibbetts, Y., Harackiewicz, J. M., Canning, E. A., & Boston, J. S. (2016). Attitudes and Social Cognition: Affirming independence: Exploring mechanisms underlying a values affirmation intervention for first-generation students. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 110(5), 635-659.
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An attempted replication of the values-affirmation in Harackiewcz et al., 2014 did not produce the same gains in achievement, possibly because there was not a significant achievement gap along social class lines in this sample.
Psychological Process:
What Desired Meaning is At Stake?
What is the Person Trying to Understand?
To See the Self as AdequateApproach to Desired Meaning
What about it?
Remedy Threats to Self-Integrity that Undermine FunctioningHow?
Psychological Question Addressed
Am I under threat, because could I be seen or treated negatively because of my group identity?Am I under threat, because could I be seen or treated negatively because of my group identity?Psychological Question Addressed
Am I under threat, because could I be seen or treated negatively because of my group identity?Psychological Process 2:
Psychological Process 3:
Social Area:
Education
Intervention Technique:
Active reflection, values-affirmation