Yeager, Johnson, et al., 2014, Study 3: Emphasizing how people can change reduced stress and illness and incerased academic achievement, especially among fixed-mindset high schoolers
Reference:
Yeager, D. S., Johnson, R., Spitzer, B. J., Trzesniewski, K. H., Powers, J., & Dweck, C. S. (2014). The far-reaching effects of believing people can change: Implicit theories of personality shape stress, health, and achievement during adolescence. Journal of personality and social psychology, 106(6), 867.
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A replication of Yeager, Johnson et al., 2014, Study 2 with 9th-grade students in one of the poorest performing and lowest income schools in California replicated the stress, illness, and achievement benefits, with the later effects concentrated among students who at baseline endorsed a fixed theory of personality.
Psychological Process:
Need
Need to BelongWhat Desired Meaning is At Stake?
What is the Person Trying to Understand?
To Feel Connected, Included, Respected, and Valued by OthersHow?
Psychological Question Addressed
Can negative relational qualities of people change?Can negative relational qualities of people change?Faciliating beliefs that sustain belonging in the face of challengesPsychological Question Addressed
Can negative relational qualities of people change?Psychological Process 2:
Psychological Process 3:
Social Area:
Education; Health; Interpersonal relationships and behavior
Intervention Technique:
Increasing commitment through action, saying-is-believing