Suggests that high hopes could help parent or a college student not
only stay in school, but do well academically, based on a research.
Comparison of the rating of a student with lower expectation with the one
with a higher expectation; Other benefits of students from high
expectations.
By
PT Staff, published on November 01, 1999
YOUNG ADULTS
Did you just start college? Just sent your daughter or son off to
school? Here's a sobering statistic--there is about a 50% chance that
students will drop out, if not after the first year, then perhaps in the
second or third.
What kind of inoculation is there against this fate?
After six years of research, my studies suggest that high hopes
should help you or your children not only stay in school, but do well
academically.
I asked 100 men and 100 women entering college to rate the accuracy
of eight statements such as: "There are lots of ways around any problem"
and "I energetically pursue my goals."
The more hopeful students proved to have all around greater success
in college. In fact, aspirations predicted achievement better than
standardized tests: Students with lower expectations averaged C's, while
those with higher hopes earned B's. And more of the hopeful students
ultimately graduated.
We have also found that high expectations predict superior
psychological adjustment, health-related benefits, better athletic
achievements and elevated coping skills in all aspects of life.
So, send a little hope with your kids as they leave for college,
and save a dose for yourself, too.
Adapted by Ph.D.
C.R. Snyder Ph.D., Director of the Graduate Training Program in
Clinical Psychology at the University of Kansas
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