The role of mindset in preventing one’s mental health

Abstract

Introduction: As long as the world is still in a pandemic, an individual must maintain his mental health to deal with problems or impacts arising from a pandemic situation. The growth mindset is believed to be a predictor in influencing a person's mental health. We tested how the growth mindset influences on positive mental health in college students during a pandemic. Method: A total of 567 students from universities in Indonesia randomly completed an online questionnaire. The data collection tool uses Positive mental Health and Implicit Theory Measures scale on two dimensions of growth mindset: intelligence mindset and moral mindset. Results: The results show that the intelligence mindset affects positive mental Health, the moral mindset as well. In addition, the two variables together, intelligence mindset and moral mindset, affect positive mental health. Conclusions: The three hypotheses proposed can be accepted statistically, but the magnitude of the influence of each hypothesis is very small. The implications and research suggestions are discussed in depth in the discussion.

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

“…Growth mindset significantly predicted negative mental health, but the effect was not influenced by gender. This result was in accordance with past studies showing that in both females and males, growth mindset always has a decisive effect on emotional management, self‐control, social skills, and even mental health (Burnette et al, 2020; Herdian et al, 2021; Huang et al, 2022). Adolescents with growth mindset can find opportunities from difficulties and challenges, devoting themselves to enhancing their confidence and improve skills, and forming a virtuous circle, which would prevent the development of mental health problems.…”