NDLI: The white bear in the classroom: on the use of thought suppression when stakes are high and pressure to perform increases

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Author	Imhof, Margarete Schulte Jakubowski, Katja
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	This study examined how students use volitional control of thoughts in a context of performance during the 3-year pre-college track in their high school program. A total of 142 students were surveyed on their ability to volitionally control potentially disruptive cognitions, on their perception of positive and negative mood, and how this is related to their performance in terms of grades. Results showed that students who stated that grades were not important to them reported a stronger tendency to use volitional control of thoughts, especially when a negative mood was present. In addition, the data suggested a gender-related difference in applying volitional control, namely, that female participants displayed a stronger preference for this strategy. The findings are discussed in the context of performance avoidance and stress reduction. In conclusion, we claim that there is a need to find more effective ways of coping with increasingly higher performance standards and using individual cognitive potentials.
Starting Page	431
Ending Page	442
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF
ISSN	13812890
Journal	Social Psychology of Education
Volume Number	18
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	15731928
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2015-04-29
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Volitional control Mood and performance High school Education (general) Personality and Social Psychology Sociology of Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Sociology and Political Science Education Developmental and Educational Psychology Social Psychology

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