Subjective Social Status of High School Freshmen in the Transitional Period: the Impact of Extraversion

Jianmei Ye, Dawei Huang, Yuelin Li, Lei Liu and Mengwei Shi ()
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Jianmei Ye: Guizhou Normal University
Dawei Huang: Central China Normal University
Yuelin Li: Guizhou Normal University
Lei Liu: Guizhou Normal University
Mengwei Shi: Guizhou Normal University

Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2022, vol. 17, issue 2, No 25, 983 pages

Abstract: Abstract Most adolescents successfully adjust to common school transitions, but face some psychological risks. We explored the subjective social status trajectory of incoming high school freshmen and the impact of extraversion on it. Through a longitudinal design we surveyed 177 participants (using Extraversion and Subjective Social Status Questionnaires) four times: during orientation week and thereafter monthly. The status of the freshmen rapidly declined during the first month and later stabilized. Extraversion had a significant positive relationship with the initial status, and significantly mitigated its decline during the first month. Educators and parents should prioritize freshmen with low externalizing tendencies, by helping them identify their strengths and reduce the negative effects of their lower subjective social status.

Keywords: Extraversion; Subjective social status; High school freshmen; Latent growth model; School transitions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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