The impact of Kiasu mindset on students’ achievement goal orientations and learning strategies in Singapore

• Main Author: CHOI, Haelim
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2021
• Subjects: Kiasuism; Singapore; goal orientation; learning strategy; Asian Studies; Personality and Social Contexts
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/etd_coll/378; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1377&context=etd_coll
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Kiasuism, defined as the fear of losing out, has been a well-known and widespread phenomenon in Singapore. Despite the long history of Kiasuism in Singaporeans, there has been a dearth of research in this topic. The current research investigated the influence of the Kiasu mindset on Singaporean stud...