Iyer, A. orcid.org/0000-0001-7788-6709, Zhang, A., Jetten, J. et al. (2 more authors) (2017) The promise of a better group future: Cognitive alternatives increase students' self-efficacy and academic performance. British Journal of Social Psychology, 56 (4). pp. 750-765. ISSN 0144-6665
Abstract
Drawing on classic social identity theorizing (Tajfel, Differentiation between social groups: Studies in the social psychology of intergroup relations, London, UK, Academic Press, 1978), we propose that low-status minority group members’ self-efficacy and performance on intellectual tasks can be enhanced by prompting them to believe in a better future for their group (i.e., increasing awareness of cognitive alternatives to the existing low-status position). Study 1 manipulated cognitive alternatives among 157 migrant workers’ children in China, showing that self-efficacy was enhanced in the high compared to the low cognitive alternative condition. Study 2 extended this experimental finding among 114 migrant workers’ children: Participants in the high cognitive alternative condition performed better on mathematics and attention tasks than did participants in the low cognitive alternative condition. Results highlight the power of believing in a better future for the collective as a means of enhancing self-efficacy and educational outcomes among members of disadvantaged groups.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Iyer, A., Zhang, A., Jetten, J., Hao, Z. and Cui, L. (2017), The promise of a better group future: Cognitive alternatives increase students’ self-efficacy and academic performance. British Journal of Social Psychology, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12201. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. |
Keywords: | academic performance; cognitive alternatives; low-status groups; self-efficacy; social identity |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 07 Jun 2017 12:29 |
Last Modified: | 20 Oct 2023 11:13 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12201 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/bjso.12201 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:117230 |