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ERIC Number: EJ1458307
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Dec
Pages: 23
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1381-2890
EISSN: EISSN-1573-1928
Growth Mindset in Chinese Culture: A Meta-Analysis
Yuhan Wang; Xin Sun
Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, v28 n1 Article 24 2025
Chinese culture emphasizes the role of diligence in learning, and thus such educational values are thought to promote a growth mindset--the belief that one's intellectual potential can be improved through investing efforts. Yet, some recent studies found mixed or even opposite trends that Chinese students hold a relatively fixed mindset of intelligence and their mindsets yield weak associations with academic outcomes. The current meta-analysis aimed to characterize intelligence mindset beliefs among Chinese individuals by mapping out their level of growth mindset endorsement and its relationship with psycho-educational outcomes. From 42 independent samples and 52,222 participants, Chinese individuals' mindset ratings were slightly higher than the scale midpoint (d = .33), indicating a relative growth mindset. There was also a small but significant association between a growth mindset and a wide range of outcomes (r = .22). Yet, these associations were only with psychological and motivational outcomes (i.e., self-esteem), primarily probed with self-report measures. Associations with achievement or ability outcomes (probed with behavioral measures) were nearly zero. In sum, these results call for a more nuanced understanding of intelligence mindset and more culturally adaptive theoretical frameworks and strategies to enhance learning motivation and academic performance.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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