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March 8, 2026Open Access

Maximizer Students Exert More Effort but are Less Satisfied

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Overview

Study examines maximizing effect on effort and satisfaction in college students, suggesting important behavioral insights.

Key Points

  • The study aims to explore how maximizing tendencies influence effort, information-seeking, and satisfaction among college students.
  • Analyzed data from 130 college students enrolled in a Psychology class.
  • Used an online questionnaire to measure maximizing tendencies and related behaviors.
  • Employed correlation tests and independent samples t-tests for statistical analysis.
  • Maximizing was positively correlated with information-seeking (r = .34, p < .001).
  • Maximizing was positively correlated with efforting (r = .37, p < .001).
  • Maximizing showed a negative correlation with satisfaction (r = -.19, p = .03).
  • Maximizers scored higher in effort and information-seeking but lower in satisfaction.

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Riyan Christy (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ada8cfbc08abd80d5bc183https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18898187
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