NDLI: Academic optimistic bias: Implications for college student performance and well-being

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Author	Ruthig, Joelle C. Haynes, Tara L. Perry, Raymond P. Chipperfield, Judith G.
Copyright Year	2007
Abstract	Although optimism has several benefits, there are potential drawbacks associated with “too much of a good thing”. Within an academic context, a possible determinant of the adaptiveness of optimistic bias is whether students have a sense of control over academic outcomes: optimistically-biased (OB) achievement expectations paired with perceptions of academic control may enhance performance and well-being; optimistic bias in the absence of perceived control may result in disappointment, poor performance, and diminished well-being. The current longitudinal study examined academic control cognitions (ACC) among OB college students (n = 319) versus non-optimistically biased (non-OB) students (n = 321). We also examined the effects of academic optimistic bias on composite measures of college performance (perceived success, final psychology course grades, cumulative GPA, course attrition) and well-being (positive and negative emotions, health behaviors, future optimism) 6 months later; and determined whether ACC accounted for those associations. Significant MANCOVAs showed OB students had greater ACC, better subsequent well-being, and outperformed their non-OB counterparts. These well-being and performance differences remained significant after statistically accounting for initial aptitude and ACC. Overall, academic optimistic bias was accompanied by perceived controllability over scholastic outcomes, yet beyond the effects of ACC, optimistic bias was associated with better year-end performance and well-being. Findings have implications for maximizing the successful transition of first-year college students.
Starting Page	115
Ending Page	137
Page Count	23
File Format	PDF
ISSN	13812890
Journal	Social Psychology of Education
Volume Number	10
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15731928
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publisher Date	2007-03-13
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	optimistic bias perceived academic control college students achievement well-being Education & Society Personality & Social Psychology Education (general)
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Sociology and Political Science Education Developmental and Educational Psychology Social Psychology

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