Sheldon Kennon M, Krieger Lawrence S
112 McAlester Hall, Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.
Behav Sci Law. 2004;22(2):261-86. doi: 10.1002/bsl.582.
We evaluated changes in subjective well-being (SWB), motivation, and values occurring over the law-student career. In study 1, law students began with levels of SWB higher than a comparison sample of undergraduates, but by the end of the first year their SWB had plummeted. These changes were correlated with the sample-wide decreases in intrinsic motivation over the first year, and were also correlated with increases in appearance values and decreases in community service values. Those with the most intrinsic motivations attained the highest grades, but, ironically, high grades in turn predicted shifts in career preferences towards "lucrative" and higher-stress law careers, and away from "service"-oriented and potentially more satisfying law careers. The declines persisted over the second and third years of law school. In study 2, the basic effects were replicated for a different sample of first-year students at a different law school. Implications for legal education and the legal profession are discussed.
我们评估了法学学生在其职业生涯中主观幸福感（SWB）、动机和价值观的变化。在研究1中，法学学生一开始的主观幸福感水平高于本科生对照组，但在第一年结束时，他们的主观幸福感大幅下降。这些变化与第一年样本范围内内在动机的下降相关，也与外表价值观的增加和社区服务价值观的下降相关。内在动机最强的学生取得了最高的成绩，但具有讽刺意味的是，高分反过来又预示着职业偏好会转向“赚钱的”和压力更大的法律职业，而远离“服务型”且可能更令人满意的法律职业。这种下降在法学院的第二和第三年持续存在。在研究2中，对另一所法学院的不同一年级学生样本重复了基本效应。文中讨论了对法律教育和法律职业的启示。
