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<p>Extensive research has underscored the significance of a growth mindset of intelligence in adolescents’ pursuit of challenges and perseverance after academic setbacks. Nevertheless, its association with adolescents’ grit and multidimensional mental health have received comparatively less attention. More importantly, the extent to which these associations are influenced by the family mindset context is less clear. The present study examined the interplay of parental and adolescent mindsets of intelligence and their associations with grit and mental health (i.e., life satisfaction and depressive symptoms) among Chinese adolescents. A total of 588 parent-adolescent dyads (57.7% mothers and 48.1% girls) from two middle schools in Guangzhou, China, participated in this study. Polynomial regression analyses and response surface analyses revealed that adolescents with a stronger growth mindset of intelligence showed higher levels of grit and life satisfaction, as well as fewer depressive symptoms. Further, parents’ growth mindset was positively linked to adolescents’ life satisfaction when adolescents maintained a stronger growth mindset, but it was negatively correlated with adolescents’ life satisfaction when adolescents hold a weaker growth mindset. Moreover, the association between parents’ growth mindset and their children’s grit or depressive symptoms is only significant among adolescents who hold a stronger growth mindset. Collectively, these findings highlight the significance of considering both adolescents’ mindsets and the family mindset context when investigating the impact of mindset of intelligence.</p>

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Parent–adolescent discrepancies in mindset of intelligence and their associations with grit and mental health among adolescents

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    2026年5月21日

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  • Shan Zhao,
  • Qinglu Wu,
  • Chin Pok Sit,
  • Cheok Him Lao,
  • Ronnel B. King,
  • Anli Chen,
  • Hongfei Du,
  • Peilian Chi

摘要

Extensive research has underscored the significance of a growth mindset of intelligence in adolescents’ pursuit of challenges and perseverance after academic setbacks. Nevertheless, its association with adolescents’ grit and multidimensional mental health have received comparatively less attention. More importantly, the extent to which these associations are influenced by the family mindset context is less clear. The present study examined the interplay of parental and adolescent mindsets of intelligence and their associations with grit and mental health (i.e., life satisfaction and depressive symptoms) among Chinese adolescents. A total of 588 parent-adolescent dyads (57.7% mothers and 48.1% girls) from two middle schools in Guangzhou, China, participated in this study. Polynomial regression analyses and response surface analyses revealed that adolescents with a stronger growth mindset of intelligence showed higher levels of grit and life satisfaction, as well as fewer depressive symptoms. Further, parents’ growth mindset was positively linked to adolescents’ life satisfaction when adolescents maintained a stronger growth mindset, but it was negatively correlated with adolescents’ life satisfaction when adolescents hold a weaker growth mindset. Moreover, the association between parents’ growth mindset and their children’s grit or depressive symptoms is only significant among adolescents who hold a stronger growth mindset. Collectively, these findings highlight the significance of considering both adolescents’ mindsets and the family mindset context when investigating the impact of mindset of intelligence.