PLoS One. 2026 Jun 15;21(6):e0350832. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0350832. eCollection 2026.
ABSTRACT
This paper investigates the short-run effects of an aspiration-raising intervention delivered as part of a randomized controlled trial among postgraduate students at a UK university during the Covid-19 pandemic. We document suggestive evidence, that a video-based role-modeling intervention led to an immediate increase in aspirations and a delayed increase in self-reported effort. However, both effects dissipated within a few weeks. Our findings suggest that timing and reinforcement are important considerations for the sustained effectiveness of aspiration-building strategies.
PMID:42296099 | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0350832
