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Szabó-Morvai, Ágnes Kiss, Hubert J. |
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Locus of Control, Educational Attainment, and College Aspirations: the Relative Role of Effort and Expectations Education Economics published online (12 October 2023). Also: https://doi.org/10.1080/09645292.2023.2273220 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group Keyword(s): Adolescence; Cognitive Skills; College Aspirations; College Education; Educational Attainment; High School; High School Completion/Graduates; High School Diploma; Higher Education; Locus of Control (see Rotter Scale); Schooling, Post-secondary Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. We study the relationship between locus of control and both educational attainment and college aspirations in adolescence, focusing on the potential channels through which locus of control may influence these outcomes. Even after controlling for a comprehensive set of socio-demographic factors and cognitive skills, there remains a strong correlation between locus of control, college aspirations, and attendance. We show that effort is an essential channel through which locus of control operates. Mediation analysis further reveals that this mechanism is more influential than future expectations in determining high-school graduation, college aspirations, and attendance. |
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Szabó-Morvai, Ágnes and Hubert J. Kiss. "Locus of Control, Educational Attainment, and College Aspirations: the Relative Role of Effort and Expectations." Education Economics published online (12 October 2023).
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