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A single-session growth mindset intervention among Chinese junior secondary school students
Applied Psychology. Health and Well-Being
|September 20, 2024
Summary
A brief growth mindset intervention significantly improved Chinese students' academic self-efficacy, engagement, and performance. This low-cost strategy shows promise for enhancing learning motivation and outcomes in non-Western educational settings.
Area of Science:
- Educational Psychology
- Cross-Cultural Psychology
Background:
- Growth mindset interventions show promise for academic gains.
- Effectiveness in non-Western cultures, like China, requires further investigation.
- The COVID-19 pandemic context presents unique challenges for student learning.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate a single-session growth mindset intervention's impact on Chinese junior secondary students.
- To assess effects on academic self-efficacy, study engagement, and performance.
- To examine the intervention's influence on helpless attributions.
Main Methods:
- Cluster-randomized controlled trial with 618 Chinese junior secondary students.
- Intervention group received a single-session growth mindset training; control group did not.
- Data collected across two semesters (fall 2019, spring 2020) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Main Results:
- Intervention students reported significantly stronger growth mindsets and academic self-efficacy.
- Improved study engagement and Chinese performance were observed in the intervention group.
- The intervention reduced helpless attributions and demonstrated direct and indirect effects on key outcomes.
Conclusions:
- A brief, low-cost growth mindset intervention is effective for Chinese junior secondary students.
- The intervention positively impacts academic self-efficacy, engagement, and performance.
- Findings support the scalability of growth mindset interventions in diverse cultural contexts.
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