The impact of fear of losing out (FoLO) on college students’ performance goal orientations and learning strategies inSingapore

• Main Authors: CHOI, Haelim, CHENG, Chi-ying, WEE, Sheila Xi Rui
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
• Subjects: Fear of Losing Out (FoLO); Kiasu; Singapore; Performance Goal Orientation; Learning Strategy; Asian Studies; Organizational Behavior and Theory; Strategic Management Policy
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3647; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4905/viewcontent/SPE_FoLO_and_goal_orientations.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The current research investigated the influence of the Fear of Losing Out (FoLO) mindset on learning strategy via performance goal orientation and its interaction with social comparison amongst Singaporean college students. In Study 1, a positive relationship between FoLO and performance goal orient...