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Mindset theory

Bernecker, Katharina; Job, Veronika (2019). Mindset theory. In: Sassenberg, Kai; Vliek, Michael L. W. (eds.) Social Psychology in Action (pp. 179-191). Springer 10.1007/978-3-030-13788-5_12

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In this chapter, we will introduce Mindset Theory which proposes that people hold different beliefs about the malleability of human attributes, such as intelligence and personality. Research demonstrated that these so-called mindsets or implicit theories predict a variety of key outcomes in the achievement and interpersonal domain, such as academic achievement and interpersonal aggression. The belief that people can change is usually (but not always) more adaptive than the belief that human attributes are fixed. We will introduce the cognitive and motivational mechanisms that explain how such a seemingly subtle difference in people’s beliefs (which they might not even be aware of) can produce such different outcomes. Last, we will introduce an intervention study that applied Mindset Theory to the widespread problem of bullying. This work suggests that adolescents’ mindsets can be lastingly changed which can help them to better cope with socially adverse situations.

Item Type:

Book Section (Book Chapter)

PHBern Contributor:

Bernecker, K.

ISBN:

978-3-030-13787-8

Publisher:

Springer

Submitter:

Sibylle Blanchard

Date Deposited:

10 Jun 2024 16:06

Last Modified:

10 Jun 2024 16:06

Publisher DOI:

10.1007/978-3-030-13788-5_12

PHBern DOI:

10.57694/7427

URI:

https://phrepo.phbern.ch/id/eprint/7427

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