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<p>As adolescents develop, they gain increasing autonomy in decision-making for themselves and others. Employing two experiments, this study investigated the characteristics of self–other decision-making among adolescents in college application, where they had to weigh between the difficulty of application for a college (school) and their professional interests. Results revealed that overall, participants exhibit a stronger preference to choose a college application type of high-difficulty school and high-interest major. However, under the mediating effect of anticipated regret, the extent of this preference varies significantly for different decision recipients. They demonstrated the weakest preference to choose the type of high-difficulty school and high-interest major in college application for unfamiliar classmates, but for themselves and their friends, they showed a stronger preference to choose this type in college application. These findings extend the understanding of the academic planning of adolescents.</p>

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Weighing between desirability and feasibility: characteristics of adolescents’ self–other decision-making in the context of college application

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    2026年2月3日

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  • Siying Li,
  • Caiyun Zhong,
  • Jie Wu

摘要

As adolescents develop, they gain increasing autonomy in decision-making for themselves and others. Employing two experiments, this study investigated the characteristics of self–other decision-making among adolescents in college application, where they had to weigh between the difficulty of application for a college (school) and their professional interests. Results revealed that overall, participants exhibit a stronger preference to choose a college application type of high-difficulty school and high-interest major. However, under the mediating effect of anticipated regret, the extent of this preference varies significantly for different decision recipients. They demonstrated the weakest preference to choose the type of high-difficulty school and high-interest major in college application for unfamiliar classmates, but for themselves and their friends, they showed a stronger preference to choose this type in college application. These findings extend the understanding of the academic planning of adolescents.