Academic Success of “Tiger Cubs”
Self-Control (not IQ) Predicts Academic Growth and Explains Girls’ Edge in Taiwan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21209488 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hsiang-Yi Wu (0000-0001-8965-8471, Kaohsiung Medical University), Franki Y H Kung (0000-0002-6327-6229, University of Waterloo), Hsueh-Chih Chen (0000-0003-2043-0190, National Taiwan Normal University), Young-Hoon Kim (0000-0002-6151-6911, Yonsei University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 698-705 |
| Publication date | 2017-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Psychological and Personality Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1948-5506 • E-ISSN: 1948-5514 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1948550616675667 |
| OpenAlex | W2548231438 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 18 |
Studies in the United States have shown that self-control can predict academic performance beyond intelligence quotient (IQ), which also explains why girls (vs. boys) tend to have higher grades. However, empirical evidence is scarce; moreover, little is known about whether these effects generalize to other cultures. To address these limitations, we conducted a 2-year longitudinal study in Asia and examined the effects of self-control, IQ, and gender on students’ academic achievement over time. Specifically, we first measured 195 Taiwanese seventh grades’ self-control and IQ, and then traced their overall grades over four school semesters. Latent growth curve model analyses suggest that IQ predicted students’ initial academic performance more strongly than self-control; however, self-control—but not IQ—predicted students’ academic growth across the four time points and explained girls’ higher grades. Overall, the findings support the argument that self-control has unique long-term benefits academically and provide initial evidence outside of the North American context
Academic achievement · Cognition · Developmental psychology · Intelligence quotient · Latent growth modeling · Longitudinal study · Self-control · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2022 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |