ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science
Breaking Cycles of Inequality by Improving Adolescent Social Mobility
Subject Area: Lifespan Development
Growing up under conditions of social and economic adversity undermines adolescents’ development, cognitive abilities and health. Yet adolescents are also active agents in developing their own socioeconomic status: adolescent attitudes, decisions, and behaviours contribute to social inequalities. This symposium combines research examining how adolescents both break and maintain social immobility.
Chairs & Discussants
- Dom WeinbergChair
Utrecht University - Catrin FinkenauerDiscussant
Utrecht University
Presentations
- What Mediates the Pathway from Parental Socioeconomic Status to Adolescent Educational Attainment? Cognitive Ability, Teacher Assessment, or Educational Expectations?Dom Weinberg
- Risk Behavior and Social Mobility Opportunities in AdolescenceMargot Peeters
- The Role of Adolescent Agency in Breaking the Cycle of InequalityIngrid Schoon
- Does Experience with Violence Predict Memory and Reasoning about Abstract Vs Social Information? a Preregistered StudyWillem Frankenhuis