Emotional anticipation; Mixed emotions; Person-centered approach; Education; Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Abstract :
[en] The present study investigated adolescents’ emotional anticipation profiles at the prospect of high school graduation and examined whether these profiles were similar across gender, educational track, and grade. Our results shed light on profiles that were distinct in level and shape: a Positive Anticipatory–Positive Anticipated emotions profile, a Mixed Anticipatory–High Anticipated emotions profile, a Mixed Anticipatory–Low Anticipated emotions profile, a Negative Anticipatory–High Anticipated emotions profile, and a Positive Anticipatory–High Anticipated emotions profile. Contrasting with variable-centered results, differences across gender, educational track, and grades were found to be rather qualitative in nature (i.e., different profile shape and prevalence) than quantitative (i.e., differences in emotional levels). Our findings offer important insights in understanding adolescents’ anticipation of important life and educational transitions.
Research center :
HEC Recherche. Changing workplace and strategic HRM - ULiège [BE] LENTIC - Laboratoire d'Études sur les Nouvelles Formes de Travail, l'Innovation et le Changement - ULiège
Disciplines :
Education & instruction
Author, co-author :
Parmentier, Michaël ; Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC Liège Research > HEC Liège Research: Changing workplace and strategic HRM ; Psychological Sciences Research Institute, UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Pirsoul, Thomas ; Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC Liège Research > HEC Liège Research: Changing workplace and strategic HRM ; Psychological Sciences Research Institute, UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Bouchat, Pierre ; Psychological Sciences Research Institute, UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium ; Service Public Wallon de l’Emploi et de la Formation, Namur, Belgium ; Équipe PerSEUS (EA 7312), Université de Lorraine, Metz, France
Nils, Frédéric; Psychological Sciences Research Institute, UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Language :
English
Title :
Emotional anticipation of high school graduation: Similarity of profiles across gender, educational track, and grade
Publication date :
October 2023
Journal title :
International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance
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