FACTORS AFFECTING ON GROWTH MINDSET OF ADOLESCENTS IN CHINA

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the relationships and effects of grit, optimism, school climate, peer influence and teacher mindset beliefs on growth mindset of Chinese adolescents. In 2025, a five-point Likert scale questionnaire titled Questionnaire on Growth Mindset and Its Influencing Factors was administered to a randomly selected sample of 350 students. The instrument contains 65 items across six sections. The overall Cronbach's Alpha value of the entire questionnaire scale was 0.924, reflecting a great level of reliability. Through correlation analysis and multiple linear regression analysis, the results revealed the following: (1) Grit, optimism, school climate, peer influence, and teacher mindset beliefs were significantly positively correlated with students’ growth mindset; (2) Three significant predictors of students’ growth mindset were identified: teacher mindset beliefs (p < 0.001), optimism (p < 0.001), and grit (p < 0.05), while school climate and peer influence had no significant impact; (3) The unstandardized regression equation was: Ŷ=0.152 + 0.308X1 + 0.243X2 + 0.455X5 ; (4) The standardized regression equation was: Z= 0.289X1 + 0.208X2 + 0.379X5.

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