Does growth mindset benefit negative mental health among middle school students: The role of psychological resilience and gender

IF 1.8 3区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL

Psychology in the Schools Pub Date : 2024-05-02 DOI:10.1002/pits.23227

Weina Lei, Weiping Hu, Hongxia Guo, David Yun Dai

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Abstract

The mental health problems have been increasingly threatening the development of adolescence in China, it is very necessary to explore the protective factors preventing adolescents' negative mental health. Previous studies suggested that growth mindset benefits mental health. However, the internal psychological mechanism underlying this relationship is still unclear. This study investigated the relation between growth mindset and negative mental health among Chinese adolescence, and simultaneously tested the mediating effect of psychological resilience and the moderating role of gender in the mediation process of this relation. A total of 1204 middle school students (624 male students and 580 female students) in China completed measures on growth mindset, psychological resilience, and negative mental health. The results revealed that growth mindset not only directly predicted negative mental health, but also indirectly predicted negative mental health through the mediating path of psychological resilience. Moreover, the mediating effect of psychological resilience in the relationship between growth mindset and negative mental health was moderated for females and not males. These findings indicated that intervention focus on growth mindset could improve psychological resilience and prevent negative mental health among middle school students.

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成长型思维模式是否有益于中学生的消极心理健康？心理复原力和性别的作用

心理健康问题日益威胁着我国青少年的成长，因此探索预防青少年负面心理健康的保护性因素十分必要。以往的研究表明，成长型思维模式有益于心理健康。然而，这种关系的内在心理机制尚不清楚。本研究探讨了中国青少年成长心态与消极心理健康之间的关系，并同时检验了心理复原力的中介效应和性别在这一关系中介过程中的调节作用。共有1204名中国中学生（624名男生和580名女生）完成了有关成长型思维模式、心理复原力和消极心理健康的测量。结果显示，成长型思维不仅直接预测消极心理健康，而且通过心理复原力的中介路径间接预测消极心理健康。此外，心理复原力在成长心态与消极心理健康关系中的中介效应对女性而非男性起到了调节作用。这些研究结果表明，对成长型思维模式的干预可以提高中学生的心理复原力，预防他们的消极心理健康。

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Psychology in the Schools PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL-

CiteScore

3.00

自引率

5.00%

发文量

200

期刊介绍： Psychology in the Schools, which is published eight times per year, is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to research, opinion, and practice. The journal welcomes theoretical and applied manuscripts, focusing on the issues confronting school psychologists, teachers, counselors, administrators, and other personnel workers in schools and colleges, public and private organizations. Preferences will be given to manuscripts that clearly describe implications for the practitioner in the schools.