Changing Misconceptions of Abilities: The Impact of a Brief Mindset Refutation Text Intervention

Autor/inn/en	Torsney, Benjamin M.; Korstange, Ryan; Symonds, Jennifer E.
Titel	Changing Misconceptions of Abilities: The Impact of a Brief Mindset Refutation Text Intervention
Quelle	In: Psychology in the Schools, 58 (2021) 12, S.2293-2312 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Torsney, Benjamin M.) ORCID (Korstange, Ryan) ORCID (Symonds, Jennifer E.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-3085
DOI	10.1002/pits.22592
Schlagwörter	Misconceptions; Ability; Intelligence; Cognitive Structures; Intervention; Undergraduate Students; Two Year College Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Missverständnis; Fähigkeit; Fertigkeit; Intelligenz; Klugheit; Cognitive structure; Kognitive Struktur
Abstract	The current study investigated whether a brief refutation text intervention could change college students' misconceptions about the malleability of their intelligence and abilities. Students from a 2-year college and a 4-year university in a large urban city in the Northeastern United States participated in experimental and control conditions. A repeated measures multivariate analysis of variance demonstrated a significant overall model with a medium effect size (?p[superscript 2] = 0.11) for increased growth mindset and decreased fixed mindset for students in the experimental condition. A follow-up ?[superscript 2] analysis for a dichotomous variable of fixed/growth mindset demonstrated a 3% increase from pre- to posttest (from 229 students to 236) of students believing in growth mindset. The results demonstrate that a refutation text intervention is effective in promoting growth mindset in undergraduate college students during a brief mindset intervention. This study extends research from a European secondary school context to a US college context. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01