2023
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-023-09835-6
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Will I be happy in this major? Predicting intrinsic motivation and subjective well-being with prospective students’ well-being forecast and interest-major fit forecast

Belinda Merkle,
Laura Aglaia Sophia Messerer,
Oliver Dickhäuser

Abstract: Choosing a field of study (study major) is challenging for prospective students. However, little research has examined factors measured prior to enrollment to predict motivation and well-being in a specific study major. Based on literature on affective forecasting and person-environment fit, prospective students’ well-being forecast could be such a factor. However, affective forecasts are often biased by individuals’ inaccurate theories about what makes them happy and their misconstrual of future situations. T… Show more

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