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

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  • Jianmei Ye

    (Guizhou Normal University
    Guizhou Normal University)

  • Dawei Huang

    (Central China Normal University)

  • Yuelin Li

    (Guizhou Normal University
    Guizhou Normal University)

  • Lei Liu

    (Guizhou Normal University
    Guizhou Normal University)

  • Mengwei Shi

    (Guizhou Normal University
    Guizhou Normal University)

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.

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  • Jianmei Ye & Dawei Huang & Yuelin Li & Lei Liu & Mengwei Shi, 2022. "Subjective Social Status of High School Freshmen in the Transitional Period: the Impact of Extraversion," Applied Research in Quality of Life, Springer;International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, vol. 17(2), pages 971-983, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:ariqol:v:17:y:2022:i:2:d:10.1007_s11482-021-09945-3
    DOI: 10.1007/s11482-021-09945-3
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