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The relationship between school climate and growth mindset of junior middle school students: a mediating model of perceived social support and positive personality

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Research on growth mindset has increased dramatically in recent years, and the school climate is critical to growth mindset of middle school students, yet the underlying mediating mechanism is rarely known. This study investigated the chain mediating effect of perceived social support, positive personality between school climate and growth mindset of middle school students. To be specific, 992 junior high school students were taken as the study sample, in which participants completed questionnaires on growth mindset, perceived social support, and positive personality. After controlling for age and socioeconomic status, this study found that there was no gender difference in growth mindset, and school climate was not directly correlated with growth mindset of junior high school students. Moreover, perceived social support and positive personality could mediate the chain between school climate and growth mindset of junior high school students.

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Chen, L., Zhang, Y. & Tang, Y. The relationship between school climate and growth mindset of junior middle school students: a mediating model of perceived social support and positive personality. Curr Psychol 43, 4142–4154 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04570-9

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