Clermont Auvergne University, CNRS, LAPSCO, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Br J Soc Psychol. 2018 Jan;57(1):250-262. doi: 10.1111/bjso.12214. Epub 2017 Sep 11.
Meritocratic ideology can promote system justification and the perpetuation of inequalities. The present research tests whether priming merit in the school context enhances the effect of socioeconomic status (SES) on school achievement. French fifth graders read a text priming either school merit or a neutral content, reported their French and mathematics self-efficacy as well as their belief in school meritocracy (BSM), and then took French and mathematics tests. Compared to the neutral condition, the merit prime condition increased the SES achievement gap. Self-efficacy and BSM were tested as two potential mediators of the effect. The results support a mediated moderation model in which belief in school meritocracy is the mechanism through which the merit prime increased the SES achievement gap.
精英主义思想可以促进制度合理化和不平等的持续存在。本研究检验了在学校环境中强调优点是否会增强社会经济地位（SES）对学业成绩的影响。法国五年级学生阅读了一篇强调学校优点或中性内容的课文，报告了他们的法语和数学自我效能感以及他们对学校精英主义的信念（BSM），然后参加了法语和数学考试。与中性条件相比，优点提示条件增加了 SES 成绩差距。自我效能感和 BSM 被测试为两种潜在的中介。结果支持一个中介调节模型，其中学校精英主义的信念是优点提示增加 SES 成绩差距的机制。
