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The magic of hope: Hope mediates the relationship between socioeconomic status and academic achievement

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  • Dante D. Dixson
  • Dacher Keltner
  • Frank C. Worrell
  • Zena Mello

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Two studies examined whether hope partially mediates the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and academic achievement. Guided by recent theoretical formulations about social class and the social cognitive process, in Study 1 a mediational pathway from SES to academic achievement via hope was documented in a diverse sample of adolescents. The mediational pathway was replicated in Study 2 in a minority sample of high school students. In both studies, hope was found to partially mediate the relationship between SES and grade point average. In addition, the unique contribution of hope to academic achievement replicated across the 2 studies, indicating that the additional stressors and challenges associated with being a minority did not affect the mediation. These results have implications for achievement gap interventions.

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  • Dante D. Dixson & Dacher Keltner & Frank C. Worrell & Zena Mello, 2018. "The magic of hope: Hope mediates the relationship between socioeconomic status and academic achievement," The Journal of Educational Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 111(4), pages 507-515, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:vjerxx:v:111:y:2018:i:4:p:507-515
    DOI: 10.1080/00220671.2017.1302915
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    1. Jerf W. K. Yeung & Lily L. L. Xia, 2023. "Family and Individual Contexts of Middle-School Years and Educational Achievement of Youths in Middle-Aged Adulthood," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(4), pages 1-19, February.
    2. Mohan Zhang & Yunpeng Wu & Chengjun Ji & Jianfen Wu, 2022. "The Role of Perceived Social Support and Stress in the Relationship between Hope and Depression among Chinese Shadow Education Tutors: A Serial Mediation Model," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(6), pages 1-14, March.
    3. Rafaquat Ali & Furrukh Bashir & Rashid Ahmad, 2021. "Imprints of Lower Socioeconomic Class in English Speaking Anxieties and Academic Performance of Rural and Urban Students," iRASD Journal of Economics, International Research Alliance for Sustainable Development (iRASD), vol. 3(3), pages 412-425, December.

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