Abstract

“Mindsets (or implicit theories) are people’s lay beliefs about the nature of human attributes, such as intelligence or personality”. Individuals with a fixed mindset believe that intelligence is an unchangeable trait, whereas those with a growth mindset think of it as a malleable quality that can be increased and developed. This study explored the relationships among growth mindset, wellbeing, and performance in a sample of 1,240 students from a multi-campus private university located in 18 states across Mexico. Our results indicated that individuals who scored high in growth (vs. fixed) mindset showed increased levels of wellbeing and also performed better in school. Furthermore, we found that wellbeing mediated the relationship between growth mindset and performance and that the effect of growth mindset on grades was higher among younger students. These findings have interesting implications for psychology and education.

摘要

“心态（或隐含理论）是人们对诸如智力或个性之类的人类属性的本质的外行信念”。有固定心态的人认为智力是不变的，而有成长心态的人则认为智力是可以增加和发展的可锻性。这项研究从位于墨西哥18个州的一所多校园私立大学的1,240名学生的样本中，探索了成长心态，幸福感和表现之间的关系。我们的研究结果表明，成长型（相对于固定型）心态高的人的幸福感有所提高，在学校的表现也更好。此外，我们发现，幸福感介导了成长心态与绩效之间的关系，而成长心态对年级的影响在年轻学生中更高。这些发现对心理学和教育具有有趣的意义。