Effect of Growth Mindset on School Engagement and Psychological Well-Being of Chinese Primary and Middle School Students: The Mediating Role of Resilience

The objective of positive education is not only to improve students' well-being but also their academic performance. As an important concept in positive education, growth mindset refers to core assumptions about the malleability of a person's intellectual abilities. The present study inves...

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Published in:Frontiers in psychology 2016-11, Vol.7, p.1873-1873
Main Authors: Zeng, Guang, Hou, Hanchao, Peng, Kaiping
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chinese students
positive education
psychological well-being
Psychology
resilience
school achievement
school engagement
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Summary:The objective of positive education is not only to improve students' well-being but also their academic performance. As an important concept in positive education, growth mindset refers to core assumptions about the malleability of a person's intellectual abilities. The present study investigates the relation of growth mindsets to psychological well-being and school engagement. The study also explores the mediating function of resilience in this relation. We recruited a total of 1260 (658 males and 602 females) Chinese students from five diversified primary and middle schools. Results from the structural equation model show that the development of high levels of growth mindsets in students predicts higher psychological well-being and school engagement through the enhancement of resilience. The current study contributes to our understanding of the potential mechanisms by which positive education (e.g., altering the mindset of students) can impact psychological well-being and school engagement.
ISSN:1664-1078
1664-1078
DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01873