@article{ref1,
title="The effect of high-stakes testing on suicidal ideation of teenagers with reference-dependent preferences",
journal="Journal of population economics",
year="2016",
author="Wang, L.C.",
volume="29",
number="2",
pages="345-364",
abstract="This paper offers a novel explanation for why even high-performing individuals may have a high suicidal tendency when preferences are reference-dependent. Using survey data of South Korean secondary school students, this paper demonstrates that the relationship between suicidal ideation and test performance is consistent with the reference-dependent explanation. When a student's rank in the high-stakes College Scholastic Ability Test falls below her expectation, she exhibits a higher likelihood of having suicidal ideation. The findings highlight the potentially adverse consequences of disappointment in high-stakes testing and suggest that the risk of suicide may be significant among high achievers too. © 2015, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0933-1433",
doi="10.1007/s00148-015-0575-7",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00148-015-0575-7"
}