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Hsu JL, Sung RJ, Swarat SL, Gore AJ, Kim S, Lo SM. Variations in Student Approaches to Problem Solving in Undergraduate Biology Education. CBE Life Sci Educ 2024; 23:ar12. [PMID: 38437451 DOI: 10.1187/cbe.23-02-0033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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Existing research has investigated student problem-solving strategies across science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; however, there is limited work in undergraduate biology education on how various aspects that influence learning combine to generate holistic approaches to problem solving. Through the lens of situated cognition, we consider problem solving as a learning phenomenon that involves the interactions between internal cognition of the learner and the external learning environment. Using phenomenography as a methodology, we investigated undergraduate student approaches to problem solving in biology through interviews. We identified five aspects of problem solving (including knowledge, strategy, intention, metacognition, and mindset) that define three qualitatively different approaches to problem solving; each approach is distinguishable by variations across the aspects. Variations in the knowledge and strategy aspects largely aligned with previous work on how the use or avoidance of biological knowledge informed both concept-based and nonconcept-based strategies. Variations in the other aspects revealed intentions spanning complete disengagement to deep interest with the course material, different degrees of metacognitive reflections, and a continuum of fixed to growth mindsets. We discuss implications for how these characterizations can improve instruction and efforts to support development of problem-solving skills.
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- Jeremy L Hsu
- Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, Orange, CA 92866
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- Department of Biology, Carleton College, Northfield, MN 55057
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- Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning, California State University, Fullerton, CA 92831
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- Program in Biological Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60201
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
- Joint Doctoral Program in Mathematics and Science Education, and
- Research Ethics Program University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
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Zhao S, Yu C, Jin L, Lin D. Helping students to face academic failures: Evaluation of a growth mindset intervention among primary school students in China. Appl Psychol Health Well Being 2024; 16:397-420. [PMID: 37823456 DOI: 10.1111/aphw.12496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Students commonly struggle with academic failure. Innovative interventions aimed at improving the essential components of academic success are therefore needed. The aim of this study was to test whether teaching a growth mindset of intelligence (the belief that intelligence is malleable and can be developed) could improve students' attitudes towards failure and academic outcomes. In particular, we explored whether students' perceived parental beliefs about failure influenced the effect of a growth mindset intervention. We tested the 8-session growth mindset intervention in a sample of 1766 Chinese primary school students (age M = 10.61; SD = .99). Measures of mindset of intelligence, failure belief, positive strategies, and academic achievement were completed at baseline (T1) and 3-month follow-up (T2). In comparison to the control group, students in the intervention group reported a stronger growth mindset of intelligence at 3-month follow-up, which in turn indirectly increased their positive failure belief and inclinations of positive strategies when facing failures. Moreover, these beneficial effects of the growth mindset intervention were sustained only when students perceived relatively more supportive parental beliefs about failure. Additionally, the growth mindset intervention to some extent protected students' academic achievement from a downward trajectory at follow-up. Collectively, the findings highlight the promising effects of a growth mindset intervention on students' academic-related outcomes.
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- Shan Zhao
- Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Ozturk E, Zhao M, Joy A, Marlow CS, Law F, Deutsch AR, Mathews CJ, Hoffman AJ, McGuire L, Winterbottom M, Balkwill F, Burns K, Butler L, Drews M, Fields G, Smith H, Rutland A, Hartstone-Rose A, Mulvey KL. The relations between growth mindset, motivational beliefs, and career interest in math intensive fields in informal STEM youth programs. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0294276. [PMID: 38593114 PMCID: PMC11003616 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 04/11/2024] Open
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Past research has shown that growth mindset and motivational beliefs have an important role in math and science career interest in adolescence. Drawing on situated expectancy-value theory (SEVT), this study extends these findings by investigating the role of parental motivational beliefs (e.g., expectancy beliefs, utility values) and parent growth mindset in math on adolescent career interest in math-intensive fields (e.g., mathematics, computer science, statistics, and engineering; MCSE) through adolescent motivational beliefs in math. Structural equation modeling was used to test the hypothesized model using data from 290 adolescents (201 girls, 69.3%; Mage = 15.20), who participate in informal STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) youth programs, and their parents (162 parents, 87.7% female) in the United Kingdom and the United States. As hypothesized, adolescent expectancy beliefs, utility values, and growth mindset in math had a significant direct effect on MCSE career interest. Further, there was a significant indirect effect of parental expectancy beliefs in math on MCSE career interest through adolescents' expectancy beliefs. Similarly, there was a significant indirect effect from parental utility values in math to MCSE career interest through adolescents' utility values. The findings suggest that parents' math motivational beliefs play a critical role in adolescent math motivational beliefs and their career interest in math-intensive fields.
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- Emine Ozturk
- Department of Psychology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
- Department of Primary Care and Mental Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Human Development and Family Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
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- School of Education, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Centre of Cell, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States of America
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- Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- EdVenture Children’s Museum, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America
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- School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Florence Nightingale Museum, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychology, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
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Mao Y, Chen J, Liu X, Dang J, Schiöth HB. Social support predicted subsequent subjective well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective study. BMC Public Health 2024; 24:943. [PMID: 38566183 PMCID: PMC10986123 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-18473-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Subjective well-being (SWB) is associated with social support in cross-sectional studies. However, it remains unclear whether and how social support predicts SWB longitudinally, especially during the COVID-19 contingency. METHODS By adopting a prospective design, the current work addressed this research question in a sample of 594 participants from the U.K. The data were collected via the online platform, Prolific, at two time points (June, 2020 and August, 2021) with a 14-month interval. Descriptive analysis and a moderated mediation model were conducted to test the proposed hypotheses. RESULTS Baseline social support was a significant predictor of subjective well-being (SWB) 14 months later, even after controlling for baseline SWB and other covariates such as personality traits. Additionally, affect balance (i.e., the affective component of SWB) fully mediated the link between baseline social support and subsequent life satisfaction (i.e., the cognitive component of SWB). Moreover, household income moderated this relationship, indicating a stronger mediation for individuals with lower monthly household income. CONCLUSION The present work sheds light on the underlying mechanism and boundary condition of the association between social support and different components of SWB during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Yanhui Mao
- Institute of Applied Psychology, Psychological Research and Counseling Center, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Applied Psychology, Psychological Research and Counseling Center, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
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- School of Education, Huaibei Normal University, Anhui, China.
- Anhui Engineering Research Center for Intelligent Computing and Application on Cognitive Behavior (ICACB), Anhui, China.
- Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Qi X, Jiang Y, Lian R. The effect of social media upward comparison on Chinese adolescent learning engagement: a moderated multiple mediation model. BMC Psychol 2024; 12:122. [PMID: 38439075 PMCID: PMC10913617 DOI: 10.1186/s40359-024-01621-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024] Open
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To investigate the mechanisms and boundary conditions of social media upward comparison on adolescents' learning engagement, this study utilized two separate approaches. In research 1, a convenience sampling method was employed to conduct a questionnaire survey among 609 adolescents. The aim was to explore the influence of social media's upward comparative tendency on learning engagement. In research 2, real social media platforms were utilized to select short videos as experimental materials. These materials were used to manipulate instantaneous social media upward comparison and examine its impact on learning engagement. The research 1's result indicated that the mediating effect of the sense of agency was significant, as well as the moderating effect of growth mindset. However, the mediating effect of positive-negative emotions was found to be insignificant.Regarding instantaneous social media upward comparison and learning engagement, positive and negative emotions were found to play a complete mediating role. However, the mediating role of agency and the moderating role of growth mindset were not significant.This study offers practical insights for educators, enabling them to develop a correct understanding and effectively regulate adolescents' use of social media.
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- Xinjie Qi
- Faculty of Psychology, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China.
- Fujian Chuanzheng Communications College, Fuzhou, China.
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- Fujian Chuanzheng Communications College, Fuzhou, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China
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Bluemke M, Engel L, Grüning DJ, Lechner CM. Measuring Intellectual Curiosity across Cultures: Validity and Comparability of a New Scale in Six Languages. J Pers Assess 2024; 106:156-173. [PMID: 37125763 DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2023.2199863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Intellectual curiosity-the tendency to seek out and engage in opportunities for effortful cognitive activity-is a crucial construct in educational research and beyond. Measures of intellectual curiosity vary widely in psychometric quality, and few measures have demonstrated validity and comparability of scores across multiple languages. We analyzed a novel, six-item intellectual curiosity scale (ICS) originally developed for cross-national comparisons in the context of the OECD's Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). Samples from six countries representing six national languages (U.S. Germany, France, Spain, Poland, and Japan; total N = 5,557) confirmed that the ICS possesses very good psychometric properties. The scale is essentially unidimensional and showed excellent reliability estimates. On top of factorial validity, the scale demonstrated strict measurement invariance across demographic segments (gender, age groups, and educational strata) and at least partial scalar invariance across countries. As per its convergent and divergent associations with a broad range of constructs (e.g., Open-Mindedness and other Big Five traits, Perseverance, Sensation Seeking, Job Orientations, and Vocational Interests), it also showed convincing construct validity. Given its internal and external relationships, we recommend the ICS for assessing intellectual curiosity, especially in cross-cultural research applications, yet we also point out future research areas.
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- Matthias Bluemke
- GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Mannheim, Germany
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- GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Mannheim, Germany
- University of Magdeburg, Germany
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- GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Mannheim, Germany
- University of Heidelberg, Germany
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- GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Mannheim, Germany
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Lee H, Going M, Tivnan V, Tollefson M, Comander A, Frates E. Restoring Well-Being for Physicians Through Lifestyle Medicine. Am J Lifestyle Med 2024; 18:260-268. [PMID: 38559786 PMCID: PMC10979729 DOI: 10.1177/15598276231194290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, physician burnout is a more relevant concern than ever. Pre-existing stressors in health care, such as poor work-life balance, perfectionism, and inadequate social support, have been exacerbated by uncertainty, increased risk exposure, and general anxiety. Burnout places not only physicians, but also patients, systems, and communities at risk. The promotion of physician well-being is critical to sustaining the health care system. Actions to reduce burnout and increase well-being can and should occur on multiple levels. Organizations and leaders must take steps to create a culture of support and respect for health care providers. Such steps may include improved time-off policies, destigmatizing the use of mental health services, and reducing administrative burden. Physician well-being may benefit from action on an individual level as well. The pillars of Lifestyle Medicine provide a framework for engaging in behaviors compatible with overall well-being, such as physical activity, social connection, and sleep. Lifestyle Medicine plays a key role in mitigating the impact of physician burnout, and will be essential to the success of the health care system moving forward.
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- Hannah Lee
- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA, USA (HL, AC)
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- Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO, USA (MG, MT)
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA, USA (HL, AC)
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Memari M, Gavinski K, Norman MK. Beware False Growth Mindset: Building Growth Mindset in Medical Education Is Essential but Complicated. Acad Med 2024; 99:261-265. [PMID: 37643577 DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000005448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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ABSTRACT Mindset theory aims to explain how learners' beliefs about intelligence and learning affect how they perceive effort, react to failure, and respond to feedback in challenging learning contexts. Mindset theory distinguishes between growth mindset (the belief that human capacities can be developed over time) and fixed mindset (the belief that human capacities are inherent and unchangeable). Efforts to develop growth mindset in learners have shown a wide range of benefits, including positive effects on students' resilience, commitment to lifelong learning, and persistence in a field of study, with notable impacts on learners who are struggling, learners from minoritized groups, and women in scientific fields. In recent years, mindset theory interventions have caught the interest of medical educators hoping to engage learners as partners in their own learning and progression to competence. Educators hoping to apply this theory to educational programs and learner-teacher interactions in ways that promote growth mindsets would benefit from awareness of the concept of false growth mindset , a term coined by Carol Dweck to refer to common pitfalls in the theory's application. In this article, the authors highlight important findings from mindset interventions in medical education, identify common pitfalls of false growth mindset in the context of medical learners, and offer suggestions for how educators and institutions can better instigate changes to promote growth mindsets within medical education.
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Di Battista S. 'She is failing; he is learning': Gender-differentiated attributions for girls' and boys' errors. Br J Educ Psychol 2024. [PMID: 38369383 DOI: 10.1111/bjep.12665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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BACKGROUND According to gender-differentiated attributions of failure in the STEM field, errors tend to be attributed to internal factors more to girls than to boys. AIMS This experimental study explored factors influencing gender-differentiated teachers' internal attributions of girls' and boys' errors and the consequent likelihood of teachers' hesitancy to offer educational robotics (ER) courses to them. The predictions were as follows: (1) the likelihood of teachers' hesitancy would be related to gender-differentiated internal attributions of errors based on expectations of a low natural aptitude for girls; and (2) teachers with high levels of gender stereotypes would be more hesitant about offering ER to girls than to boys via the mediation of internal attributions of errors as being due to girls' low levels of natural aptitude for ER. SAMPLE AND METHODS In this experimental study, 155 Italian teachers (M = 38.59 years, SD = 8.20) responded to a questionnaire at the end of a course on ER in 2022. Teachers randomly read one of two vignettes describing a girl's or a boy's error during an ER course. RESULTS Results of multiple regression and moderated mediation analyses confirmed both predictions. CONCLUSIONS In order to reduce the gender STEM gap, the tendency to attribute girls' errors to internal and natural causes should be better inspected.
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Sik K, Cummins J, Job V. An implicit measure of growth mindset uniquely predicts post-failure learning behavior. Sci Rep 2024; 14:3761. [PMID: 38355614 PMCID: PMC10867018 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-52916-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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Research on implicit theories of intelligence (a.k.a. intelligence mindset) has shown that endorsing a stronger growth mindset (the belief that intelligence can be improved) is adaptive in the face of difficulties. Although the theory presumes implicit processes (i.e., unaware beliefs, guiding behaviors and actions automatically), the concept is typically assessed with self-reports. In this project we brought together research on intelligence mindset with research on implicit social cognition. Harnessing recent innovations from research on implicit measures, we assessed intelligence mindsets on an implicit level with a mousetracking Propositional Evaluation Paradigm. This measure captures the spontaneous truth evaluation of growth- and fixed-mindset statements to tap into implicit beliefs. In two preregistered laboratory studies (N = 184; N = 193), we found that implicitly measured growth mindsets predicted learning engagement after an experience of failure above and beyond the explicitly measured growth mindset. Our results suggest that implicit and explicit aspects of intelligence mindsets must be differentiated. People might be in a different mindset when making learning-related decisions under optimal conditions (i.e., with ample time and capacity) or under suboptimal conditions (i.e., when time pressure is high). This advancement in the understanding of implicit theories of intelligence is accompanied with substantial implications for theory and practice.
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- Kata Sik
- Department of Occupational, Economic, and Social Psychology, University of Vienna, 1010 Wächtergasse 1, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Institute of Psychology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Occupational, Economic, and Social Psychology, University of Vienna, 1010 Wächtergasse 1, Vienna, Austria.
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Lee YK, Yue Y, Perez T, Linnenbrink-Garcia L. Dweck's Social-Cognitive Model of Achievement Motivation in Science. Learn Individ Differ 2024; 110:102410. [PMID: 38405100 PMCID: PMC10887275 DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2024.102410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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Dweck's social-cognitive model has long been used as a basis for achievement motivation research. However, few studies have examined the comprehensive model with interactions between perceived ability and achievement goals, and even fewer studies have focused on this model in a science academic context. With a sample of undergraduates (n = 1,036), the relations among mindsets, science academic self-efficacy, achievement goals, and achievement-related outcomes in science were examined. Fixed mindset related to performance goals. Growth mindset related to mastery goals and the number of courses completed. There was a significant indirect effect of growth mindset on interest value via mastery goals. Contrary to Dweck's model, the relation of performance goals to outcomes did not vary as a function of science academic self-efficacy. The findings provide empirical evidence for a more nuanced understanding of Dweck's model. They provide practical insights for how to support undergraduate students who are pursuing science-related career.
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- You-kyung Lee
- Department of Education, Sookmyung Women’s University
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- Educational Foundations and Leadership, Old Dominion University
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- Educational Foundations and Leadership, Old Dominion University
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- Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education, Michigan State University
- Department of Education and the Brain & Motivation Research Institute (bMRI), Korea University
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Puusepp I, Tammi T, Linnavalli T, Huotilainen M, Laine S, Kuusisto E, Tirri K. Changes in physiological arousal during an arithmetic task: profiles of elementary school students and their associations with mindset, task performance and math grade. Sci Rep 2024; 14:1606. [PMID: 38238409 PMCID: PMC10796377 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-51683-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/22/2024] Open
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Task-related change in physiological arousal is suggested to reflect active involvement with the task. While studies often examine such task-related changes in arousal as averaged across the entire task, the present study focused on temporal changes in arousal during a task. More specifically, we investigated changes in elementary school students' physiological arousal during an arithmetic task and associations between these changes and students' mindset, performance on the task, and math grades. We used a person-oriented approach to analyze the tonic electrodermal activity of 86 fourth graders, recorded while they were working on an arithmetic task. With model-based clustering of students' on-task electrodermal activity, we identified three groups of students with differing temporal dynamics of physiological arousal during the task: Increasing Arousal, Decreasing Arousal and Decreasing and Increasing Arousal. The Decreasing Arousal profile contained more students classified as holding a Fixed Mindset Tendency than would be expected if physiological profile membership and mindset tendency were independent. The Increasing Arousal profile performed better on the task than the Decreasing Arousal profile. No association was found with math grades. These results provide a new insight into individual differences in temporal patterns of on-task physiological arousal.
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- Ita Puusepp
- Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, Siltavuorenpenger 5 A, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Cognitive Science, Department of Digital Humanities, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, Siltavuorenpenger 5 A, Helsinki, Finland
- Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, Siltavuorenpenger 5 A, Helsinki, Finland
- Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, Siltavuorenpenger 5 A, Helsinki, Finland
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- Faculty of Education and Culture, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, Siltavuorenpenger 5 A, Helsinki, Finland
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Hofer SI, Heine JH, Besharati S, Yip JC, Reinhold F, Brummelman E. Self-perceptions as mechanisms of achievement inequality: evidence across 70 countries. NPJ Sci Learn 2024; 9:2. [PMID: 38212340 PMCID: PMC10784539 DOI: 10.1038/s41539-023-00211-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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Children from lower socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds tend to have more negative self-perceptions. More negative self-perceptions are often related to lower academic achievement. Linking these findings, we asked: Do children's self-perceptions help explain socioeconomic disparities in academic achievement around the world? We addressed this question using data from the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) survey, including n = 520,729 records of 15-year-old students from 70 countries. We studied five self-perceptions (self-perceived competency, self-efficacy, growth mindset, sense of belonging, and fear of failure) and assessed academic achievement in terms of reading achievement. As predicted, across countries, children's self-perceptions jointly and separately partially mediated the association between socioeconomic status and reading achievement, explaining additional 11% (ΔR2 = 0.105) of the variance in reading achievement. The positive mediation effect of self-perceived competency was more pronounced in countries with higher social mobility, indicating the importance of environments that "afford" the use of beneficial self-perceptions. While the results tentatively suggest self-perceptions, in general, to be an important lever to address inequality, interventions targeting self-perceived competency might be particularly effective in counteracting educational inequalities in countries with higher social mobility.
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- Sarah I Hofer
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.
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- Gesellschaft für Weiterbildung und Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung e.V. (GWSF) (Society for Further Education and Social Science Research e.V.), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, South Africa
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- The Information School and Human Centered Design & Engineering (affiliate), University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Institute for Mathematics Education, University of Education Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Ang WHD, Shorey S, Zheng ZJ, Ng WHD, Chen ECW, Shah L, Chew HSJ, Lau Y. Evaluating the online Resilience Skills Enhancement programme among undergraduate students: A double-blind parallel randomized controlled trial. Stress Health 2024. [PMID: 38180743 DOI: 10.1002/smi.3367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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Resilience training has beneficial effects on the ability of undergraduate students to withstand adversity and stress. However, there are inconsistencies in the content and delivery approaches for resilience training. Given the increasing shifts towards computer-assisted instruction, there is a need to develop and evaluate innovative approaches for resilience training. This study aimed to examine the efficacy of two versions of the Resilience Skills Enhancement (RISE) programme. A randomized controlled trial was used to evaluate the effects of blended learning (BL) and a self-guided RISE programme on the resilience, social support, and learning outcomes of undergraduate students. One hundred and fourteen students were recruited and randomly allocated to receive either BL or the self-guided RISE programme. The within-group analyses indicated significant improvements in resilience scores for the BL (F = 37.74, p < 0.001) and self-guided groups (F = 10.16, p < 0.001) with moderate (d = 0.62, 95% CI: 0.25, 1.00) to large effect sizes (d = 1.11, 95% CI: 0.71, 1.50) respectively. There were also significant differences across the three time points for social support scores for the BL (F = 4.50, p < 0.05) and self-guided groups (F = 4.59, p < 0.05). Students in the BL group had considerable improvements in self-efficacy of learning and performance (F = 5.42, p < 0.01) and meta-cognitive self-regulation scores (F = 5.91, p < 0.01). In the between-group analyses, both BL and self-guided RISE were comparable for resilience, social support, and learning scores (p > 0.05). The study provided preliminary evidence that both modes, BL and self-guided RISE programme lead to positive effects on the resilience, social support, and learning scores of students.
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- Wei How Darryl Ang
- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Toa Payoh Polyclinic, National Healthcare Group Polyclinics, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Nursing, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore Health Services, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Nursing, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, National Healthcare Group, Singapore, Singapore
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- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- The Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Levac DE. Individual and contextual factors influencing children's effort in pediatric rehabilitation interventions. Dev Med Child Neurol 2024; 66:23-31. [PMID: 37082901 DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.15609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023]
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Rehabilitation clinicians strive to encourage children's sustained effort within challenging practice conditions. Effort influences intervention success, yet it is rarely defined or measured. Effort can be conflated with individual factors, such as motivation and engagement, that might influence it. Contextual factors that likely impact children's effort, such as practice conditions and therapeutic interactions, are generally under-described. Defining, describing, and measuring effort and its influencers is necessary to enhance understanding of differences in rehabilitation intervention outcomes across individuals and contexts and to support the development of personalized precision rehabilitation approaches. This narrative review describes effort conceptualization in rehabilitation, particularly in relation to intensity, engagement, and participation nomenclature. The review outlines individual and contextual factors that may influence children's effort in rehabilitation and describes potential next steps for effort description and measurement. Subsequent work should aim to identify factors that can be targeted in clinical practice to promote and sustain children's effort in the rehabilitation process, thereby individualizing interventions and potentially improving their effectiveness. WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS: Effort as it relates to rehabilitation is confusingly described and infrequently measured. Engagement, involvement, intensity, and participation are terms alluding to effort. Child-specific and therapy-specific factors, alone and in combination, may influence children's effort. Clearer conceptualization of effort and the factors that influence it will support personalization of interventions. Better measurement will enhance knowledge about relationships between effort and therapeutic outcomes.
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- Danielle E Levac
- School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
- CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, Montreal, Canada
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Yun Y, Cao R, Dai H, Zhang Y, Shang X. Self-paced graph memory for learner GPA prediction and it's application in learner multiple evaluation. Sci Rep 2023; 13:21407. [PMID: 38049546 PMCID: PMC10696073 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48690-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/06/2023] Open
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A scientific and rational evaluation of teaching is essential for personalized learning. In the current teaching assessment model that solely relies on Grade Point Average (GPA), learners with different learning abilities may be classified as the same type of student. It is challenging to uncover the underlying logic behind different learning patterns when GPA scores are the same. To address the limitations of pure GPA evaluation, we propose a data-driven assessment strategy as a supplement to the current methodology. Firstly, we integrate self-paced learning and graph memory neural networks to develop a learning performance prediction model called the self-paced graph memory network. Secondly, inspired by outliers in linear regression, we use a t-test approach to identify those student samples whose loss values significantly differ from normal samples, indicating that these students have different inherent learning patterns/logic compared to the majority. We find that these learners' GPA levels are distributed across different levels. Through analyzing the learning process data of learners with the same GPA level, we find that our data-driven strategy effectively addresses the shortcomings of the GPA evaluation model. Furthermore, we validate the rationality of our method for student data modeling through protein classification experiments and student performance prediction experiments, it ensuring the rationality and effectiveness of our method.
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- Yue Yun
- School of Computer Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, China
- Laboratory of Big Data Storage and Management, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Xi'an, 710129, China
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- National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia, 101000
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- School of Computer Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, China
- Laboratory of Big Data Storage and Management, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Xi'an, 710129, China
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- School of Computer Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, China
- Laboratory of Big Data Storage and Management, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Xi'an, 710129, China
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- School of Computer Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, China.
- Laboratory of Big Data Storage and Management, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Xi'an, 710129, China.
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Hopkins SR, Rae VI, Smith SE, Meldrum S, Tallentire VR. From safety net to trampoline: elevating learning with growth mindset in healthcare simulation. Adv Simul (Lond) 2023; 8:26. [PMID: 37950313 PMCID: PMC10636998 DOI: 10.1186/s41077-023-00264-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
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The Implicit Theory of Mindset proposes two different mindsets that sit at opposite ends of a spectrum: a fixed mindset versus a growth mindset. With a fixed mindset, an individual believes they are born with a certain amount of an attribute, and so their potential is both pre-determined and static. With a growth mindset, an individual believes their attributes are malleable and can strengthen over time with repeated effort, adaptable learning strategies, and challenge seeking. Adoption of a growth mindset is associated with improved academic success, more effective learning strategies, increased resilience in the face of adversity, and better mental wellbeing.The theoretical underpinning of psychological safety resonates with the Implicit Theory of Mindset as it infers that a significant number of simulation participants have a fixed mindset and are therefore more likely to be fearful of making an error. The simulation community agree that participants need to feel comfortable making errors for simulation to be successful. The key word here is comfortable. Participants feeling comfortable to make errors just scratches the surface of adopting a growth mindset. With a growth mindset, participants see errors as a positive in the simulation experience, an inevitability of the learning process, evidence that they are adequately challenging themselves to improve.Encouraging adoption of a growth mindset in participants is a powerful addition to the establishment of psychological safety because a growth mindset will re-frame participants' experiences of social comparison from negative to positive and optimize information processing. We propose a novel idea: simulation educators should be explicit in the pre-brief about what a growth mindset is and its associated benefits to encourage its adoption during the simulation activity-a simulation growth mindset intervention. If this is not possible due to time constraints, an online module or article about growth mindset would be appropriate as pre-reading to encourage adoption of a growth mindset in participants. The message is not that a simulation growth mindset intervention should replace the focus on psychological safety but rather that it should be used synergistically to provide the highest quality simulation experience.
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- Scottish Centre for Simulation and Clinical Human Factors, NHS Forth Valley, Larbert, UK
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Arango L, Septianto F, Pontes N. Challenging cultured meat naturalness perceptions: The role of consumers' mindset. Appetite 2023; 190:107039. [PMID: 37704007 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2023.107039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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Cultured meat, produced through in vitro cultivation of animal cells, has emerged as a promising solution to environmental, health, and ethical issues resulting from conventional meat production. However, acceptance remains a crucial challenge, significantly influenced by perceptions of unnaturalness. Previous research has demonstrated the limited success of messaging strategies aimed at countering these perceptions. Across two experimental studies, this research breaks new ground by examining these strategies through the lens of mindset theory-i.e., beliefs about the fixedness or malleability of human attributes. In Study 1, we present findings illustrating that a strategy challenging the importance of naturalness is effective at increasing cultured meat acceptance among consumers with a growth mindset. In Study 2, we demonstrate how complementing such messaging strategy with a specific form of creative narrative can make it effective among consumers with a fixed mindset too. Our findings are informative theoretically, extending mindset and narrative theories to the context of cultured meat and, practically, examining the effectiveness of different communication strategies in driving consumer acceptance of the product.
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- Luis Arango
- The University of Queensland Business School, St Lucia, 4072, Queensland, Australia.
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- The University of Queensland Business School, St Lucia, 4072, Queensland, Australia.
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- The University of Queensland Business School, St Lucia, 4072, Queensland, Australia.
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Zhao S, Du H, Lin D, Wu Q, Li Q, Chi P. Role of self-esteem in the association between mindset of socioeconomic status and well-being: A cross-lagged panel analysis. Appl Psychol Health Well Being 2023; 15:1336-1351. [PMID: 36882890 DOI: 10.1111/aphw.12439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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People who believe that their socioeconomic status (SES) can be changed-with growth mindset or incremental implicit theory of SES-tend to have better psychological well-being. Nevertheless, it remains unclear on why growth mindset of SES benefits well-being. The present research aims to answer this question by investigating the longitudinal associations between mindset of SES and well-being (i.e. depression and anxiety) and a potential mechanism (i.e. self-esteem). We recruited 600 adults in Guangzhou, China, as participants in this study. Participants completed a list of questionnaires containing measures of mindset of SES, self-esteem, depression, and anxiety at three time points over the course of 18 months. The cross-lagged panel model showed that individuals holding a growth mindset of SES reported significantly lower depression and anxiety 1 year later, but the effect was not sustained later. More importantly, self-esteem accounted for the associations of mindset of SES with both depression and anxiety, such that individuals with growth mindset of SES had higher self-esteem, and in turn, demonstrated lower depression and anxiety over 18 months. These findings deepen the understanding of the salutary effects of implicit theories of SES on psychological well-being. Implications for future research and mindset-related interventions are discussed.
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- Shan Zhao
- Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, China
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- Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, China
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- School of Educational Science, Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Psychology, University of Macau, Macau SAR, China
- Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, University of Macau, Macau SAR, China
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PADIR MA, VANGÖLÜ MS. Implicit Theory of Intelligence: Growth Mindset. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar 2023. [DOI: 10.18863/pgy.1163630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
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There has been a long-standing debate among scientists as to whether intelligence is something innate, tangible, fixed, and relatively unchanging, or whether intelligence is not fixed and unchanging, but rather something that can be developed, dynamic, shaped, and strengthened with effort. Carol Dweck and her colleagues, who have focused their studies in this field, have developed the implicit theory of intelligence, which deals with this topic. According to the implicit theory of intelligence, which is based on people's beliefs about the nature of their intelligence, these beliefs are the perspectives on whether the intellectual abilities of individuals are fixed or whether they can be developed or not. Implicit theory of intelligence; expresses people's beliefs related to their intelligence as a structure consisting of two parts: the growth mindset and the fixed mindset. The implicit theory of intelligence see intelligence as ranging from either being stable, fixed, unchangeable, and innate (fixed mindset) or being improvable, dynamic, malleable, and could be changed by effort or hard work (growth mindset). This theory has been renamed as growth mindset in the recent period. Shortly, growth mindset interventions. Express that human abilities are not fixed and these abilities can be developed. However, as a result of a detailed search in the national literature, it has been determined that there is no study growth mindset. Therefore, in this study, it is aimed to introduce growt mindset, whose effectiveness has been tested by many studies and evidence-based, especially to young researchers working in the academic field and field workers in Türkiye.
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He J, Iskhar S, Yang Y, Aisuluu M. Exploring the relationship between teacher growth mindset, grit, mindfulness, and EFL teachers' well-being. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1241335. [PMID: 37818422 PMCID: PMC10561394 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1241335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023] Open
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Introduction This study examines the relationship between teacher growth mindset, mindfulness, grit, and teacher well-being, with a particular emphasis on the mediating role of grit. Methods The study involved 547 Chinese EFL teachers as participants. Data collection utilized validated measures of growth mindset, mindfulness, grit, and occupational well-being. Structural equation modeling was employed to analyze the data and investigate the proposed relationships. Results The findings reveal several important relationships. Firstly, both teacher growth mindset and teacher grit exhibit a direct positive influence on teacher well-being. Secondly, teacher grit acts as a mediator in the connection between teacher mindfulness and teacher occupational well-being. This suggests that the positive impact of mindfulness on well-being is, in part, explained by the presence of grit. Discussion These findings significantly contribute to our comprehension of the factors influencing teacher well-being. They underscore the importance of cultivating growth mindset, mindfulness, and grit in educational contexts. Moreover, the implications of these findings for teacher training and support programs are discussed.
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- Jianyu He
- School of Foreign Languages, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang, Henan, China
- Kyrgyz-Chinese Department, Kyrgyzstan State University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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- National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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- School of Foreign Languages, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang, Henan, China
- Kyrgyz-Chinese Department, Kyrgyzstan State University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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- Kyrgyz-Chinese Department, Kyrgyzstan State University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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Rodriguez M, Pratt S, Bellet BW, McNally RJ. Solitude can be good-If you see it as such: Reappraisal helps lonely people experience solitude more positively. J Pers 2023. [PMID: 37724779 DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Solitude is a common experience that can elicit both positive (e.g., relaxation) and negative (e.g., loneliness) emotions. But can changing the way we think about solitude improve its emotional effects? In a previous study, our team found that positively reframing solitude buffers against a reduction in positive affect when alone. Yet, it is unknown whether people who are lonely-and thus more likely to experience solitude negatively-benefit from modifying their beliefs about being alone. METHOD Here, we test whether reframing solitude as a beneficial experience or de-stigmatizing loneliness helps people experiencing moderate-to-severe loneliness (N = 224) feel more positive emotion and less negative emotion during solitude. We randomly assigned participants to read about either the benefits of solitude, the high prevalence of loneliness, or a control topic. Then, participants spent 10 min alone in the laboratory. State affect was assessed before and after the solitude period. RESULTS Across conditions, the solitude period reduced high-arousal positive (e.g., excited) and high-arousal negative (e.g., anxious) affect. Notably, people who read about the benefits of solitude experienced a significantly larger increase in low-arousal positive affect compared with the control condition. CONCLUSION Our findings indicate that lonely individuals can more readily reap the emotional benefits of solitude when they reframe solitude as an experience that can enhance their well-being.
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- Micaela Rodriguez
- Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Madole JW, Harden KP. Causal complexity in human research: On the shared challenges of behavior genetics, medical genetics, and environmentally oriented social science. Behav Brain Sci 2023; 46:e206. [PMID: 37694936 DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x23000833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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We received 23 spirited commentaries on our target article from across the disciplines of philosophy, economics, evolutionary genetics, molecular biology, criminology, epidemiology, and law. We organize our reply around three overarching questions: (1) What is a cause? (2) How are randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and within-family genome-wide association studies (GWASs) alike and unalike? (3) Is behavior genetics a qualitatively different enterprise? Throughout our discussion of these questions, we advocate for the idea that behavior genetics shares many of the same pitfalls and promises as environmentally oriented research, medical genetics, and other arenas of the social and behavioral sciences.
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- James W Madole
- Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
- VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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Zhao X, Quan L. The relationship between childhood maltreatment and learning engagement of high school students: the role of growth mindset and beliefs about adversity. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1222855. [PMID: 37731877 PMCID: PMC10507730 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1222855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023] Open
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Objective To explore the relationship between childhood maltreatment, growth mindset, beliefs about adversity and learning engagement among high school students. Methods Research participants were selected by random cluster sampling.652 high school students (50.2% male and 49.8% female) from five high schools were investigated using paper-pencil survey versions of Child Trauma Questionnaire, The Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-student, Growth Mindset Scale, and The Beliefs About Adversity Scale. Results Childhood maltreatment had a significant negative effect on high school students' learning engagement. Childhood maltreatment directly predicted high school students' learning engagement and also had an indirect negative predictive effect on learning engagement via growth mindset. Conclusion Growth mindset plays a mediating role between childhood maltreatment and learning engagement. The beliefs about adversity moderated the relationship between childhood maltreatment and growth mindset, as well as the relationship between childhood maltreatment and learning engagement. This study has empirical implications for helping high school students who have experienced childhood maltreatment to develop growth mindset and teaching students to adopt positive adversity beliefs in response to trauma during psychological interventions, thereby increasing high school students' engagement in learning.
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Carroll JM, Yeager DS, Buontempo J, Hecht C, Cimpian A, Mhatre P, Muller C, Crosnoe R. Mindset × Context: Schools, Classrooms, and the Unequal Translation of Expectations into Math Achievement. Monogr Soc Res Child Dev 2023; 88:7-109. [PMID: 37574937 DOI: 10.1111/mono.12471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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When do adolescents' dreams of promising journeys through high school translate into academic success? This monograph reports the results of a collaborative effort among sociologists and psychologists to systematically examine the role of schools and classrooms in disrupting or facilitating the link between adolescents' expectations for success in math and their subsequent progress in the early high school math curriculum. Our primary focus was on gendered patterns of socioeconomic inequality in math and how they are tethered to the school's peer culture and to students' perceptions of gender stereotyping in the classroom. To do this, this monograph advances Mindset × Context Theory. This orients research on educational equity to the reciprocal influence between students' psychological motivations and their school-based opportunities to enact those motivations. Mindset × Context Theory predicts that a student's mindset will be more strongly linked to developmental outcomes among groups of students who are at risk for poor outcomes, but only in a school or classroom context where there is sufficient need and support for the mindset. Our application of this theory centers on expectations for success in high school math as a foundational belief for students' math progress early in high school. We examine how this mindset varies across interpersonal and cultural dynamics in schools and classrooms. Following this perspective, we ask: 1. Which gender and socioeconomic identity groups showed the weakest or strongest links between expectations for success in math and progress through the math curriculum? 2. How did the school's peer culture shape the links between student expectations for success in math and math progress across gender and socioeconomic identity groups? 3. How did perceptions of classroom gender stereotyping shape the links between student expectations for success in math and math progress across gender and socioeconomic identity groups? We used nationally representative data from about 10,000 U.S. public school 9th graders in the National Study of Learning Mindsets (NSLM) collected in 2015-2016-the most recent, national, longitudinal study of adolescents' mindsets in U.S. public schools. The sample was representative with respect to a large number of observable characteristics, such as gender, race, ethnicity, English Language Learners (ELLs), free or reduced price lunch, poverty, food stamps, neighborhood income and labor market participation, and school curricular opportunities. This allowed for generalization to the U.S. public school population and for the systematic investigation of school- and classroom-level contextual factors. The NSLM's complete sampling of students within schools also allowed for a comparison of students from different gender and socioeconomic groups with the same expectations in the same educational contexts. To analyze these data, we used the Bayesian Causal Forest (BCF) algorithm, a best-in-class machine-learning method for discovering complex, replicable interaction effects. Chapter IV examined the interplay of expectations, gender, and socioeconomic status (SES; operationalized with maternal educational attainment). Adolescents' expectations for success in math were meaningful predictors of their early math progress, even when controlling for other psychological factors, prior achievement in math, and racial and ethnic identities. Boys from low-SES families were the most vulnerable identity group. They were over three times more likely to not make adequate progress in math from 9th to 10th grade relative to girls from high-SES families. Boys from low-SES families also benefited the most from their expectations for success in math. Overall, these results were consistent with Mindset × Context Theory's predictions. Chapters V and VI examined the moderating role of school-level and classroom-level factors in the patterns reported in Chapter IV. Expectations were least predictive of math progress in the highest-achieving schools and schools with the most academically oriented peer norms, that is, schools with the most formal and informal resources. School resources appeared to compensate for lower levels of expectations. Conversely, expectations most strongly predicted math progress in the low/medium-achieving schools with less academically oriented peers, especially for boys from low-SES families. This chapter aligns with aspects of Mindset × Context Theory. A context that was not already optimally supporting student success was where outcomes for vulnerable students depended the most on student expectations. Finally, perceptions of classroom stereotyping mattered. Perceptions of gender stereotyping predicted less progress in math, but expectations for success in math more strongly predicted progress in classrooms with high perceived stereotyping. Gender stereotyping interactions emerged for all sociodemographic groups except for boys from high-SES families. The findings across these three analytical chapters demonstrate the value of integrating psychological and sociological perspectives to capture multiple levels of schooling. It also drew on the contextual variability afforded by representative sampling and explored the interplay of lab-tested psychological processes (expectations) with field-developed levers of policy intervention (school contexts). This monograph also leverages developmental and ecological insights to identify which groups of students might profit from different efforts to improve educational equity, such as interventions to increase expectations for success in math, or school programs that improve the school or classroom cultures.
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Hecht CA, Murphy MC, Dweck CS, Bryan CJ, Trzesniewski KH, Medrano FN, Giani M, Mhatre P, Yeager DS. Shifting the mindset culture to address global educational disparities. NPJ Sci Learn 2023; 8:29. [PMID: 37644082 PMCID: PMC10465593 DOI: 10.1038/s41539-023-00181-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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Educational outcomes remain highly unequal within and across nations. Students' mindsets-their beliefs about whether intellectual abilities can be developed-have been identified as a potential lever for making adolescents' academic outcomes more equitable. Recent research, however, suggests that intervention programs aimed at changing students' mindsets should be supplemented by programs aimed at the changing the mindset culture, which is defined as the shared set of beliefs about learning in a school or classroom. This paper reviews the theoretical and empirical origin of the mindset culture and examines its potential to reduce group-based inequalities in education. In particular, experiments have identified two broad ways the mindset culture is communicated by teachers: via informal messages about growth (e.g., that all students will be helped to learn and succeed), and formal opportunities to improve (e.g., learning-focused grading policies and opportunities to revise and earn credit). New field experiments, applying techniques from behavioral science, have also revealed effective ways to influence teachers' culture-creating behaviors. This paper describes recent breakthroughs in the U.S. educational context and discusses how lessons from these studies might be applied in future, global collaborations with researchers and practitioners.
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- The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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Daches Cohen L, Gross JJ, Rubinsten O. Using Reappraisal to Improve Outcomes for STEM Teachers and Students. J Cogn 2023; 6:45. [PMID: 37577258 PMCID: PMC10418247 DOI: 10.5334/joc.313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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The many stressors associated with teaching can take a toll, resulting in high levels of burnout among teachers and reduced motivation and academic performance among students. This is especially true in the context of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects. Despite the efficacy of emotion regulation interventions in pedagogical settings in general and in STEM teaching in particular, there is a lack of suitable interventions. We applied the process model of emotion regulation to STEM teaching and proposed a framework, STEM-Model of EmotioN regulation: Teachers' Opportunities and Responsibilities (STEM-MENTOR), to elucidate how the high demands of STEM teaching and contextual factors (e.g., culture, reforms, teacher-student interactions) may lead to intensified negative emotions and deficits in executive functioning and emotion regulation implementation. Teacher emotions, in turn, shape students' STEM-related achievements and epistemic emotions. Thus, teachers' emotion regulation skills have pervasive effects on teaching outcomes for both teachers and students. We illustrate how at each level of our framework, steps could be taken to improve teachers' emotional trajectory. Our proposed STEM-MENTOR framework has implications for theoretical understanding and may help to shape future interventions that focus on cognitive-emotional processes in STEM education.
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- Lital Daches Cohen
- Edmond J. Safra Brain Research Center for the Study of Learning Disabilities, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
- Department of Learning Disabilities, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Edmond J. Safra Brain Research Center for the Study of Learning Disabilities, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
- Department of Learning Disabilities, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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Takada ME, Lemons CJ, Balasubramanian L, Hallman BT, Al Otaiba S, Puranik CS. Measuring kindergarteners' motivational beliefs about writing: a mixed-methods exploration of alternate assessment formats. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1217085. [PMID: 37599752 PMCID: PMC10437215 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1217085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023] Open
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There have been a handful of studies on kindergarteners' motivational beliefs about writing, yet measuring these beliefs in young children continues to pose a set of challenges. The purpose of this exploratory, mixed-methods study was to examine how kindergarteners understand and respond to different assessment formats designed to capture their motivational beliefs about writing. Across two studies, we administered four assessment formats - a 4-point Likert-type scale survey, a binary choice survey, a challenge preference task, and a semi-structured interview - to a sample of 114 kindergarteners engaged in a larger writing intervention study. Our overall goals were to examine the benefits and challenges of using these assessment formats to capture kindergarteners' motivational beliefs and to gain insight on future directions for studying these beliefs in this young age group. Many participants had a difficult time responding to the 4-point Likert-type scale survey, due to challenges with the response format and the way the items were worded. However, more simplified assessment formats, including the binary choice survey and challenge preference task, may not have fully captured the nuances and complexities of participants' motivational beliefs. The semi-structured interview leveraged participants' voices and highlighted details that were overlooked in the other assessment formats. Participants' interview responses were deeply intertwined with their local, everyday experiences and pushed back on common assumptions of what constitutes negatively oriented motivational beliefs about writing. Overall, our results suggest that kindergarteners' motivational beliefs appear to be multifaceted, contextually grounded, and hard to quantify. Additional research is needed to further understand how motivational beliefs are shaped during kindergarten. We argue that motivational beliefs must be studied in context rather than in a vacuum, in order to work toward a fair and meaningful understanding of motivational beliefs about writing that can be applied to school settings.
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- Megumi E. Takada
- Graduate School of Education, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Graduate School of Education, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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- Simmons School of Education and Human Development, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, United States
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- College of Education and Human Development, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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Henshaw E, Kennedy S, Lourie A, James D, Folivi F. Growth mindset of anxiety and avoidant coping as mediators of anxiety across the first year of college: A longitudinal survey of college students in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Psychol Res 2023; 11:75190. [PMID: 37405313 PMCID: PMC10317515 DOI: 10.52965/001c.75190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/06/2023] Open
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Introduction The purpose of this study was to evaluate the mediating role of growth mindset of anxiety beliefs and avoidant coping behaviors in predicting changes in anxiety across the first year of college, drawing from a sample of first year students managing the transition to college under the COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions (Fall 2020-Fall 2021). Methods Self-report online surveys (n=122) were administered to first year students at four timepoints: the beginning (August 2020; T1), and follow up surveys at two months (October 2020; T2), three months (November 2020; T3) and twelve months (August 2021; T4). Results Path analysis indicate that growth mindset of anxiety and avoidant coping partially mediate the relationship between baseline anxiety and later anxiety outcomes. Discussion These findings have implications for mental health interventions designed to alter health attributions and mindset.
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Bonuomo M, Marini M, Vegni N, Melogno S, Torregiani G, Livi S, Di Filippo G. Analysis of Psychological and Social Functioning in Undergraduate Students with a Specific Learning Disorder (SLD). Brain Sci 2023; 13:1020. [PMID: 37508952 PMCID: PMC10377634 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13071020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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It is considered to be particularly interesting to enrich the scientific overview investigating the comorbidities of specific learning disorders (SLDs) in young adults. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the psychosocial and relational profiles associated with the presence of learning difficulties in a population of university students. The hypothesis is that young adults with SLDs have lower psychological and socio-relational functioning than their typical-development peers. We further hypothesized that the socio-relational difficulties of students with SLDs could be explained not only by referring to the presence of a learning disorder, but also by considering some variables that may follow the experience of students with SLDs. The results highlighted that students with SLDs, compared to their typical-development peers, have low self-efficacy, high academic anxiety scores, emotional problems, and issues with peers. We finally suggest considering these aspects as early as the diagnostic process to facilitate an effective treatment plan for learning disorders to prevent, in terms of developmental trajectory, the manifestation of these aspects in adulthood.
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- Marika Bonuomo
- Faculty of Psychology, Niccolò Cusano University, 00166 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Social and Developmental Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Faculty of Psychology, Niccolò Cusano University, 00166 Rome, Italy
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- Faculty of Psychology, Niccolò Cusano University, 00166 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Social and Developmental Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Schreiber M, Dohle S. A Smartphone-Based Implicit Theories Intervention for Health Behavior Change: Randomized Trial. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2023; 11:e36578. [PMID: 37318864 PMCID: PMC10337348 DOI: 10.2196/36578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Implicit theories of health describe individuals' beliefs about the malleability of health. Individuals with an incremental theory of health believe that health, in general, is malleable, whereas individuals with an entity theory of health endorse the idea that health is largely fixed and predetermined. Previous research has shown that an incremental theory of health is associated with beneficial health outcomes and behaviors. A mobile health implicit theories intervention could be an effective way to increase health-promoting behaviors in the general population. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to estimate the effect of a smartphone-based intervention designed to promote an incremental theory of health on the frequency of health-promoting behaviors in everyday life. The study used ecological momentary assessment to measure health behavior change. METHODS This 2-arm, single-blind, delayed intervention design included 149 German participants (mean age 30.58, SD 9.71 years; n=79 female). Participants were asked to report their engagement in 10 health-promoting behaviors throughout the day for 3 weeks. Participants were randomly assigned to either an early intervention group (n=72) or a delayed intervention group (n=77). The intervention materials, designed to promote an incremental theory of health, were provided to participants after 1 week (early intervention group) or 2 weeks (delayed intervention group) of baseline behavior measurement. Data for this study were collected between September 2019 and October 2019. RESULTS A paired-samples 2-tailed t test revealed that participants reported a stronger incremental theory after responding to the intervention materials (mean 5.58, SE 0.07) compared with incremental theory measured in an entry questionnaire (mean 5.29, SE 0.08; t148=4.07, SE 0.07; P<.001; 95% CI 0.15-0.43; d=0.33). Multilevel analyses showed that participants reported engaging in health-promoting behaviors more often after being presented with the intervention materials compared with baseline across conditions (b=0.14; t146.65=2.06, SE 0.07; P=.04; 95% CI 0.01-0.28). However, when the analysis was conducted separately for the early and delayed intervention groups, the intervention effect was only significant for the delayed intervention group (b=0.27; t1492.37=3.50, SE 0.08; P<.001; 95% CI 0.12-0.42). There was no significant increase in health-promoting behaviors for the early intervention group (b=0.02; t69.23=0.14, SE 0.11;P=.89; 95% CI -0.2 to 0.23). CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that a smartphone-based intervention designed to promote an incremental theory of health is a cost- and time-effective approach to increase the frequency of engaging in health-promoting behaviors. However, research is needed to understand the reasons for the difference in intervention effects between the early and delayed intervention groups. The results of this study can guide the development of future digital health interventions that focus on implicit theories to promote health behavior change. TRIAL REGISTRATION DRKS - German Clinical Trials Register DRKS00017379; https://drks.de/search/de/trial/DRKS00017379.
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- Mike Schreiber
- Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Social Cognition Center Cologne, Department of Psychology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Social Cognition Center Cologne, Department of Psychology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Zhao S, Zhang Y, Yu C, Zhang H, Xie M, Chen P, Lin D. Trajectories of Perceived Stress among Students in Transition to College: Mindset Antecedents and Adjustment Outcomes. J Youth Adolesc 2023:10.1007/s10964-023-01788-5. [PMID: 37296270 DOI: 10.1007/s10964-023-01788-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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There is growing evidence of a clear association between students' perceived stress and their adjustment to life at college. However, the predictors and implications of distinct changing patterns of perceived stress during the transition to college life are less clear. To address these research gaps, the current study aims to identify distinct patterns of perceived stress trajectories among 582 Chinese first-year college students (Mage = 18.11, SDage = 0.65; 69.40% female) across the first 6 months upon enrollment. Three distinct profiles of perceived stress trajectories, i.e., low-stable (15.63%), middle-decreasing (69.07%), and high-decreasing (15.29%), were identified. Moreover, individuals who followed the low-stable trajectory showed better distal outcomes (specifically, higher levels of well-being and academic adjustment) 8 months after enrollment than those who followed the other two trajectories. Furthermore, two types of positive mindset (a growth mindset of intelligence and a stress-is-enhancing mindset) contributed to differences in perceived stress trajectory, either independently or jointly. These findings highlight the significance of identifying different patterns of perceived stress among students during the transition to college, as well as the protective roles of both a stress mindset and a mindset of intelligence.
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- Shan Zhao
- Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Macao Polytechnic University, Macao, China
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- Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China.
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Barnett MK, Macnamara BN. Individual Responses versus Aggregate Group-Level Results: Examining the Strength of Evidence for Growth Mindset Interventions on Academic Performance. J Intell 2023; 11:104. [PMID: 37367506 DOI: 10.3390/jintelligence11060104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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Mindset theory assumes that students' beliefs about their intelligence-whether these are fixed or can grow-affects students' academic performance. Based on this assumption, mindset theorists have developed growth mindset interventions to teach students that their intelligence or another attribute can be developed, with the goal of improving academic outcomes. Though many papers have reported benefits from growth mindset interventions, others have reported no effects or even detrimental effects. Recently, proponents of mindset theory have called for a "heterogeneity revolution" to understand when growth mindset interventions are effective and when-and for whom-they are not. We sought to examine the whole picture of heterogeneity of treatment effects, including benefits, lack of impacts, and potential detriments of growth mindset interventions on academic performance. We used a recently proposed approach that considers persons as effect sizes; this approach can reveal individual-level heterogeneity often lost in aggregate data analyses. Across three papers, we find that this approach reveals substantial individual-level heterogeneity unobservable at the group level, with many students and teachers exhibiting mindset and performance outcomes that run counter to the authors' claims. Understanding and reporting heterogeneity, including benefits, null effects, and detriments, will lead to better guidance for educators and policymakers considering the role of growth mindset interventions in schools.
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- Mariel K Barnett
- Department of Psychological Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Calvete E, Fernández-González L, Orue I. A Growth Mindset and Self-Affirmation Intervention to Reduce Violent and Risky Online Behaviors: The Moderating Role of Previous Victimization. J Interpers Violence 2023; 38:5875-5901. [PMID: 36213954 DOI: 10.1177/08862605221127221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The Internet is the setting for several forms of violent and risky behavior among adolescents, such as cyberbullying, sexualized interactions with adults, sexting, and online dating violence. Often, these behaviors are responses to experiences of online victimization. This study examined the differential effects of a wise intervention (WI), combining growth mindset and self-affirmation strategies, on these behaviors for adolescents who had experienced victimization and those who had not. A sample of 1,085 adolescents (54.3% girls; ages 11-18 years) were randomized into two intervention conditions (WI and an anti-stress control intervention). They completed measures of violent and risky behaviors at pretest and at 3- and 6-month follow-ups and measures of victimization at pretest. The results of multilevel analyses indicated that the WI was beneficial for adolescents without experiences of victimization at pretest, as they displayed smaller increases in online peer aggressions, sexualized interactions with adults, and sexting than the adolescents in the control condition. However, the WI was not beneficial for adolescents with experiences of victimization at pretest. Moreover, the adolescents under the anti-stress control condition displayed better outcome. These findings suggest that previous victimization experiences of adolescents should be considered to select an appropriate intervention.
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Kim MH. A bioecological perspective on mindset. Contemporary Educational Psychology 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2023.102173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Wolters CA, Iaconelli R, Peri J, Hensley LC, Kim M. Improving self-regulated learning and academic engagement: Evaluating a college learning to learn course. Learning and Individual Differences 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2023.102282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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Barroso C, Ganley CM, Schoen RC, Schatschneider C. Between a Growth and a Fixed Mindset: Examining Nuances in 3rd-Grade Students’ Mathematics Intelligence Mindsets. Contemporary Educational Psychology 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2023.102179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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Dong L, Jia X, Fei Y. How growth mindset influences mathematics achievements: A study of Chinese middle school students. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1148754. [PMID: 37057163 PMCID: PMC10086334 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1148754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Introduction It has been suggested that students with growth mindsets are more likely to achieve better mathematics learning results than their counterparts with fixed mindsets. However, inconsistent and some even contradictory results have been reported in recent studies which examined the associations between growth mindset and mathematics achievements, suggesting the complexity regarding the effects of growth mindset on academic achievements. Methods This study aims to examine students' growth mindsets, failure attributions, intrinsic motivation, mathematics self-efficacy, mathematics anxiety and mathematics achievements in one model to capture the sophisticated functioning processes of growth mindset. A total number of 266 middle school students in China participated in this study. Students' mindset and related variables (i.e.,motivations to learn mathematics, attributions of failure in mathematics, mathematics anxiety, mathematics self-efficacy) were measured at year 7, the first year of junior middle school in China. These students' mathematics learning outcomes were tracked from year 7 to year 9, the end of junior middle school. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to investigate the relations among students' growth mindsets, failure attributions, intrinsic motivation, mathematics self-efficacy, mathematics anxiety and mathematics achievements. Results The results show that: (1) growth mindset doesn't directly predict mathematics achievements; (2) growth mindset indirectly influences mathematics achievements through intrinsic motivation; (3) failure attributions and mathematics self-efficacy sequentially mediate the association between growth mindset mathematics achievements; (4) failure attributions and mathematics anxiety sequentially mediate the relationship between growth mindset mathematics achievements. Discussion The results of this study contribute a better understanding about how growth mindsets make impacts on middle school students' mathematics achievements. These findings have important implications for mathematics education in that we could not simply cultivate students' growth mindset in schools with expectations of higher mathematics learning outcomes. Instead, along with the growth mindset intervention, it is fundamental to make interventions on students' intrinsic motivation, failure attribution, mathematics self-efficacy, and mathematics anxiety in mathematics teaching and learning.
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- Lianchun Dong
- College of Science, Minzu University of China, Beijing, China
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- Shenzhen Zhenneng School, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- College of Science, Minzu University of China, Beijing, China
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Liu L, Fathi J, Allahveysi SP, Kamran K. A model of teachers’ growth mindset, teaching enjoyment, work engagement, and teacher grit among EFL teachers. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1137357. [PMID: 36968701 PMCID: PMC10030517 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1137357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023] Open
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Because of the importance of positive emotions in second language (L2) acquisition, researchers have undertaken studies to investigate L2 learners’ emotions. Nevertheless, L2 teachers’ emotions still require more scholarly attention. Against this backdrop, we sought to test a model of teachers’ growth mindset, teaching enjoyment, work engagement, and teacher grit among English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers. To this end, 486 Chinese EFL teachers volunteered to partake in an online survey and completed the questionnaires of the four constructs in question. Confirmatory factor analysis was performed to ensure the construct validity of the used scales. Then structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to test the hypothesized model. SEM results indicated that teaching enjoyment, teacher grit, and growth mindset directly predicted EFL teachers’ work engagement. In addition, teaching enjoyment affected work engagement indirectly via the mediation of teacher grit. Likewise, teacher grit mediated the effect of growth mindset on teachers’ work engagement. Finally, the implications of these findings are discussed.
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- Li Liu
- School of Marxism, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of English and Linguistics, Faculty of Language and Literature, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran
- *Correspondence: Jalil Fathi, ; orcid.org/0000-0003-1146-1024
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- Department of English Language and Literature, University of Ilam, Ilam, Iran
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Lou NM, Li LMW. The mindsets × societal norm effect across 78 cultures: Growth mindsets are linked to performance weakly and well-being negatively in societies with fixed-mindset norms. Br J Educ Psychol 2023; 93:134-152. [PMID: 36110048 DOI: 10.1111/bjep.12544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Recent research on mindsets has shifted from understanding its homogenous role on performance to understanding how classroom environments explain its heterogeneous effects (i.e., Mindsets × Context hypothesis). Does the macro context (e.g., societal level of student mindsets) also help explain its heterogeneous effects? And does this interaction effect also apply to understanding students' well-being? To address these questions, we examined whether and how the role of students' mindsets in performance (math, science, reading) and well-being (meaning in life, positive affect, life satisfaction) depends on the societal-mindset norms (i.e., Mindsets × Societal Norm effect). SAMPLE/METHODS We analysed a global data set (n = 612,004 adolescents in 78 societies) using multilevel analysis. The societal norm of student mindsets was the average score derived from students within each society. RESULTS Growth mindsets positively and weakly predicted all performance outcomes (rs = .192, .210, .224), but the associations were significantly stronger in societies with growth-mindset norms. In contrast, the associations between growth mindsets and psychological well-being were very weak and inconsistent (rs = -.066, .003, .008). Importantly, the association was negative in societies with fixed-mindset norms but positive in societies with growth-mindset norms. CONCLUSIONS These findings challenge the idea that growth mindsets have ubiquitous positive effects in all societies. Growth mindsets might be ineffective or even detrimental in societies with fixed-mindset norms because such societal norms could suppress the potential of students with growth mindsets and undermines their well-being. Researchers should take societal norms into consideration in their efforts to understand and foster students' growth.
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- Nigel Mantou Lou
- Department of Psychology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.,Centre for Youth and Society, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong.,Centre for Psychosocial Health, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong
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Ritchie LL, Stanley SM, Allen MOT, Rhoades GK. Impact evaluation of the family expectations program and moderation by sociodemographic disadvantage. Fam Process 2023; 62:201-215. [PMID: 35233770 DOI: 10.1111/famp.12762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The federal government, through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), has funded community-based relationship education programs for couples, individuals, and families, with a strong focus on serving economically disadvantaged and racially diverse families. This study evaluated the impact of a 36-hour, workshop-based couple relationship education program that was funded by ACF using a randomized controlled trial (RCT) design and intent-to-treat (ITT) analyses. Participants were 1320 couples who were either expecting a baby or had a baby within the past 3 months, at the time of enrollment. Follow-up surveys were administered 12 months later. Analyses evaluated program impacts on relationship stability, constructive communication, and destructive conflict compared to a no-treatment control group. Analyses showed a statistically significant impact of the program on destructive conflict (d = 0.10) but not on constructive communication (d = 0.06) or stability (dCox = 0.10). Based on findings from previous evaluations, we also examined whether participants' levels of sociodemographic disadvantage moderated these effects. There was significant moderation by sociodemographic disadvantage on constructive communication and destructive conflict, but not on stability. Effects were observed for those at higher levels of sociodemographic disadvantage.
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- Lane L Ritchie
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Center for Marital and Family Studies, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Center for Marital and Family Studies, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Center for Marital and Family Studies, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Center for Marital and Family Studies, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
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Tipton E, Bryan C, Murray J, McDaniel M, Schneider B, Yeager DS. Why Meta-Analyses of Growth Mindset and Other Interventions Should Follow Best Practices for Examining Heterogeneity: Commentary on Macnamara and Burgoyne (2023) and Burnette et al. (2023). Psychol Bull 2023; 149:229-241. [PMID: 37701627 PMCID: PMC10495100 DOI: 10.1037/bul0000384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/14/2023]
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Meta-analysts often ask a yes-or-no question: Is there an intervention effect or not? This traditional, all-or-nothing thinking stands in contrast with current best practice in meta-analysis, which calls for a heterogeneity-attuned approach (i.e., focused on the extent to which effects vary across procedures, participant groups, or contexts). This heterogeneity-attuned approach allows researchers to understand where effects are weaker or stronger and reveals mechanisms. The current article builds on a rare opportunity to compare two recent meta-analyses that examined the same literature (growth mindset interventions) but used different methods and reached different conclusions. One meta-analysis used a traditional approach (Macnamara and Burgoyne, in press), which aggregated effect sizes for each study before combining them and examined moderators one-by-one by splitting the data into small subgroups. The second meta-analysis (Burnette et al., in press) modeled the variation of effects within studies-across subgroups and outcomes-and applied modern, multi-level meta-regression methods. The former concluded that growth mindset effects are biased, but the latter yielded nuanced conclusions consistent with theoretical predictions. We explain why the practices followed by the latter meta-analysis were more in line with best practices for analyzing large and heterogeneous literatures. Further, an exploratory re-analysis of the data showed that applying the modern, heterogeneity-attuned methods from Burnette et al. (in press) to the dataset employed by Macnamara and Burgoyne (in press) confirmed Burnette et al.'s conclusions; namely, that there was a meaningful, significant effect of growth mindset in focal (at-risk) groups. This article concludes that heterogeneity-attuned meta-analysis is important both for advancing theory and for avoiding the boom-or-bust cycle that plagues too much of psychological science.
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- Elizabeth Tipton
- Department of Statistics and Data Science, Northwestern University
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- Department of Business, Government, and Society, University of Texas at Austin
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- Department of Statistics and Data Science, University of Texas at Austin
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Kim MH, Karr JE. Examining associations between intelligence mindset, mental health symptom severity, and academic self-efficacy and performance. Curr Psychol 2023; 43:1-14. [PMID: 36855645 PMCID: PMC9951835 DOI: 10.1007/s12144-023-04399-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/11/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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Individuals possess different beliefs regarding the malleability of intelligence, also known as intelligence mindsets. Despite evidence demonstrating a link between a growth mindset of intelligence-the belief that intelligence can develop through effort-and academic achievement, this link has not been closely examined from a mental health perspective. Given the increasing prevalence of mental health conditions, such as anxiety and depression, among undergraduate students, an important question is whether the well-established link between mental health symptom severity and academic outcomes depends on the intelligence mindset beliefs that individuals possess. A growth mindset of intelligence might buffer the negative impact of anxiety and depression on academic outcomes, whereas a fixed mindset-the belief that intelligence cannot be changed-might exacerbate this negative relationship. The present study examined data collected from 660 undergraduate psychology students in the United States to test whether intelligence mindset beliefs moderated the relationship between mental health symptom severity and various indicators of academic outcomes: academic self-efficacy, GPA, and perceived academic standing. Results revealed that intelligence mindset beliefs did not moderate the observed negative association between mental health symptom severity and academic outcomes. Findings indicate that promoting a growth mindset of intelligence might not be a particularly effective strategy for buffering university students from the negative impact of anxiety and depression on academic outcomes. However, this conclusion is limited by the cross-sectional design of the study, and future prospective research is necessary to further clarify the relationship between intelligence mindset, mental health, and academic outcomes.
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- Matthew H. Kim
- Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Kastle Hall, Lexington, KY 40506 USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Kastle Hall, Lexington, KY 40506 USA
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Chen F, Ge Y, Xu W, Yu J, Zhang Y, Xu X, Zhang S. Changing Kindergarten Teachers' Mindsets Toward Children to Overcome Compassion Fatigue. Psychol Res Behav Manag 2023; 16:521-533. [PMID: 36855598 PMCID: PMC9968431 DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s398622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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Introduction Kindergarten teachers who empathize with toddlers experience a great risk of burnout and emotional disturbance. This is referred to as compassion fatigue, in which teachers' empathy experience is reduced. This study proposed a moderated mediation model to identify the risks of compassion fatigue and its protective factors for developing evidence-based clinical interventions. Methods In this cross-sectional study, self-report measures were administered to 1049 kindergarten teachers to observe their mindsets toward children, motivation for teacher empathy, job stress, social support, and compassion fatigue. The PROCESS macro (SPSS 23.0) was used to assess the moderated mediation model. Results The results demonstrated that motivation for teacher empathy mediated the negative relationship between kindergarten teachers' mindsets toward children and compassion fatigue. Moreover, job stress and social support moderated the relationship between kindergarten teachers' mindsets toward children and motivation for teacher empathy. However, this effect was not observed in the negative relationship between kindergarten teachers' mindsets toward children and compassion fatigue. Conclusion The proposed moderated mediation model was found to be valid. Furthermore, the study findings have practical implications for developing evidence-based interventions for addressing kindergarten teachers' compassion fatigue.
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- Fangyan Chen
- Institute of Child Development, Jinhua Polytechnic, Jinhua, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Child Development, Jinhua Polytechnic, Jinhua, People’s Republic of China,College of Teacher Education, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Child Development, Jinhua Polytechnic, Jinhua, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Child Development, Jinhua Polytechnic, Jinhua, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Child Development, Jinhua Polytechnic, Jinhua, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Child Development, Jinhua Polytechnic, Jinhua, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Child Development, Jinhua Polytechnic, Jinhua, People’s Republic of China,Correspondence: Shuqiong Zhang, Institute of Child Development, Jinhua Polytechnic, 1188 Wuzhou Road, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, 321007, People’s Republic of China, Email
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Foster K, Evans A, Alexander L. Grace under pressure: Mental health nurses' stories of resilience in practice. Int J Ment Health Nurs 2023; 32:866-874. [PMID: 36807430 DOI: 10.1111/inm.13130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Mental health nurses experience both organizational and practice-related stressors in their work. Resilience is an interactive process of positive adaptation following stress and adversity. There is limited evidence on how personal resilience is applied to mental health nursing practice. The aim of this interpretive narrative study was to explore mental health nurses' stories of resilience in their practice for the purpose of gaining an understanding of resilience resources they draw on when dealing with challenging workplace situations. A storytelling approach was used in semistructured phone interviews with 12 mental health nurses who measured high on resilience (Workplace Resilience Inventory) and caring behaviours (Caring Behaviours Inventory). Within and across case narrative analysis produced stories of resilient practice within four themes: proactively managing the professional self; sustaining oneself through supportive relationships; engaging actively in practice, learning and self-care; and seeking positive solutions and outcomes. Nurses displayed poise in stressful situations and grace under pressure in demanding and emotionally challenging interactions, holding dignity and respect for self and others, with the aim of achieving positive outcomes for both. Resilient practice is the responsibility of organizations as well as individuals. To develop practice and support staff retention, we recommend organizations use tailored professional development to cultivate a growth mindset in new and experienced staff, develop organizational strategies to build positive team cultures, and prioritize strategies to reduce workplace stressors and strengthen staff psychological safety and well-being. The use of narrative techniques in reflective practice and clinical supervision may help build nurses' resilience and practice.
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- Kim Foster
- School of Nursing, Midwifery & Paramedicine, Australian Catholic University, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.,NorthWestern Mental Health, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Nursing, Midwifery & Paramedicine, Australian Catholic University, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Nursing, Midwifery & Paramedicine, Australian Catholic University, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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Matthes B, Stoeger H. Getting into the university track: Parents’ implicit theories about ability predict which type of secondary school their children are tracked into. Soc Psychol Educ 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s11218-023-09769-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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AbstractThe few studies about whether parents’ implicit theories about ability (ITs) predict their children’s academic success and relevant parental behavior have produced mixed results. In response, research suggested that parents’ ITs might be more important in contexts that make children’s intellectual potential salient. Therefore, we investigated the role of parents’ ITs in such a situation: After fourth grade in Bavaria, Germany, students are tracked into one of three secondary school types (one university-track and two non-university-track) depending on their grades (in mathematics, German, and basic science). First, we examined if parents’ ITs predicted whether their children achieved the required grade average for a university-track school (that requires the highest grades). Second, because not all parents whose children achieved this threshold sent them to university-track schools, we investigated among the parents whose children had achieved the university-track threshold grade average whether parents’ ITs predict their track choice. Participants were 578 fourth-graders and their parents. Parents’ educational level was controlled for in all analyses. As expected, children of parents with a more incremental theory were more likely to achieve the university-track threshold grade average. For those children who achieved that threshold, parents with a more incremental theory were more likely to actually send their children to university-track schools. This effect was moderated by grade average. These results suggest that parents’ ITs may indeed be more important in contexts that make children’s intellectual potential salient, such as tracking decisions—especially if children’s achievement raises even slight doubts about whether they will succeed.
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Shirish A, Srivastava SC, Panteli N. Management and sustenance of digital transformations in the Irish microbusiness sector: examining the key role of microbusiness owner-manager. EUR J INFORM SYST 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/0960085x.2023.2166431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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- Anuragini Shirish
- Université Paris-Saclay, Univ Evry, IMT-BS, LITEM, Evry-Courcouronnes, France
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- Information Systems & Operations Management, HEC Paris, Jouy and en Josas Cedex, France
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- School of Business and Management, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, UK; Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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Jiang X, Mueller CE, Paley N. A Systematic Review of Growth Mindset Interventions Targeting Youth Social–Emotional Outcomes. School Psychology Review 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/2372966x.2022.2151321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Vernucci S, Canet-Juric L, Richard's MM. Effects of working memory training on cognitive and academic abilities in typically developing school-age children. Psychol Res 2023; 87:308-326. [PMID: 35107614 DOI: 10.1007/s00426-022-01647-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Process-based working memory (WM) training in typically developing children usually leads to short- and long-term improvements on untrained WM tasks. However, results are mixed regarding far transfer to academic and cognitive abilities. Moreover, there is a lack of studies jointly evaluating the different types of transfer, using an adequate design and considering motivational factors. In addition, evidence is needed about how pre-training performance is related to individual differences in training-induced transfer. Therefore, this study aimed to implement and evaluate the efficacy of a computerized process-based WM training in typically developing school-age children. Near and far transfer effects were evaluated both immediately after training and after 6 months, as well as individual differences in training-induced transfer. The sample was composed of 89 typically developing children aged 9-10 years (M = 9.52, SD = 0.30), who were randomized to a WM training group or an active control group. They were evaluated at pre-training, post-training, and follow-up phases with measures of visuospatial and verbal WM, reading comprehension, math computation, and fluid intelligence. Results showed that the training group significantly improved performance in verbal WM and fluid intelligence compared to the active control group, immediately after training and after 6 months. Trained children with lower initial performance in verbal WM or fluid intelligence showed greater transfer gains. No group differences were found in motivational factors. Findings of this study suggest that process-based WM training may promote transfer to cognitive abilities and lead to compensation effects of individual differences in typically developing school-age children.
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- Santiago Vernucci
- Instituto de Psicología Básica, Aplicada y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Mar del Plata, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Psicología Básica, Aplicada y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Psicología Básica, Aplicada y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Mar del Plata, Argentina
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Ploran EJ, Overman AA, Lee JT, Masnick AM, Weingartner KM, Finuf KD. Learning to Learn: A pilot study on explicit strategy instruction to incoming college students. Acta Psychol (Amst) 2023; 232:103815. [PMID: 36528932 DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2022.103815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The current pilot study implemented a "Learning to Learn" (L2L) course designed to teach first-year college students about the science of how learning works, how to take ownership of their own learning, and how to effectively apply learning strategies to achieve their academic goals. A cognitive apprenticeship model was used in which students planned, executed, and evaluated strategy use in vivo during the course. Two sections of the course were taught at each of two different institutions, distributed across four semesters. Quantitative data showed an increased growth mindset among L2L students at the end of the semester compared to the beginning of the semester. In contrast, first-year students surveyed from control groups in the same semester had a decreased growth mindset. Furthermore, compared to students in the control groups, students in the L2L courses maintained more stable levels of effort across the semester and felt more in control of their learning by the end of the semester. Qualitative data collected from focus groups indicated that the L2L students continued to use the strategies they had learned in the course in the subsequent semester, and that the changes in their perceptions about growth mindset continued beyond the duration of the course. Several L2L students noted a desire for the learning strategies to be taught earlier in their education. Next steps involve feasibility studies on appropriate scaling to support more undergraduates each year, and to support students during the critical transition from K-12 schooling to the college environment.
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