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Class-level school performance and life satisfaction: Differential sensitivity for low- and high-performing school-aged children

  • This study investigates whether class-level school performance affects students’ life satisfaction and if there are differential effects for high- and low-performing students. Data were derived from the National Educational Panel Study, including n = 5196 students (49.6% girls), nested in 478 classes and 250 secondary schools. School performance in class was measured by aggregating individual grade point average in Mathematics and German. The study could not reveal the “big-fish-little-pond”-effect regarding students’ life satisfaction but found differential effects for high- vs. low performing students. There was no significant association for low-performing students attending classes with higher class-level performance However, low-performing students revealed the lowest life satisfaction. High-performing students placed in classes with higher average performance reported lower life satisfaction compared to high-performing students in classes with lower average performance. This study provides evidence for the impact of the learningThis study investigates whether class-level school performance affects students’ life satisfaction and if there are differential effects for high- and low-performing students. Data were derived from the National Educational Panel Study, including n = 5196 students (49.6% girls), nested in 478 classes and 250 secondary schools. School performance in class was measured by aggregating individual grade point average in Mathematics and German. The study could not reveal the “big-fish-little-pond”-effect regarding students’ life satisfaction but found differential effects for high- vs. low performing students. There was no significant association for low-performing students attending classes with higher class-level performance However, low-performing students revealed the lowest life satisfaction. High-performing students placed in classes with higher average performance reported lower life satisfaction compared to high-performing students in classes with lower average performance. This study provides evidence for the impact of the learning environment in class on school-aged children’s life satisfaction, by highlighting the differential sensitivity of high-performing students when placed in classes with higher or lower average performance.show moreshow less

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Author: Katharina RathmannGND, Max Herke, Ludwig BilzORCiD, Arja Rimpelä, Klaus HurrelmannGND, Matthias RichterORCiDGND
DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15122750
ISSN:1660-4601
ISSN:1661-7827
Title of the source (English):International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Document Type:Scientific journal article peer-reviewed
Language:English
Year of publication:2018
Tag:National Educational Panel Study; big-fish-little-pond-effect; life satisfaction; multilevel analysis; school performance; social comparision
Volume/Year:15
Issue number:12
Number of pages:17
Article number:2750
Faculty/Chair:Fakultät 4 Humanwissenschaften (bis 2023 Soziale Arbeit, Gesundheit und Musik) / FG Pädagogische Psychologie in Gesundheitsberufen
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