Can Short Psychological Interventions Affect Educational Performance? Revisiting the Effect of Self-Affirmation Interventions

Large amounts of resources are spent annually to improve educational achievement and to close the gender gap in sciences with typically very modest effects. In 2010, a 15-min self-affirmation intervention showed a dramatic reduction in this gender gap. We reanalyzed the original data and found sever...

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Published in:	Psychological science Vol. 31; no. 7; pp. 865 - 872
Main Authors:	Serra-Garcia, Marta, Hansen, Karsten T., Gneezy, Uri
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.07.2020 SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:	Academic achievement Academic Performance Affirmation Education Educational attainment Educational Status Female Gender Humans Intervention Learning outcomes Male Psychosocial Intervention - methods Regression Analysis Self Concept Selfaffirmation Sex Factors Specification Women education gender gap self-affirmation open data
ISSN:	0956-7976, 1467-9280, 1467-9280
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