The Effect of a Brief Growth Mindset Intervention on Employees’ Mindsets and Approach to Challenge
Keywords
Loading...
Authors
Issue Date
2019-07-05
Language
en
Document type
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Title
ISSN
Volume
Issue
Startpage
Endpage
DOI
Abstract
The goal of this study was to test a brief mindset intervention that included key components of
previously successful interventions and could be disseminated in a work environment. An
intervention was designed to enhance employees’ growth mindset, approach to challenge, and
learning motivation. Effectiveness of the growth mindset intervention was investigated using a
total of 105 employees between 20 and 60 years of age who attended a job-related course
provided online or in classroom sessions. Employees who were exposed to the growth mindset
intervention (experimental condition) were compared to employees who were exposed to a
control intervention (control condition). Participants were randomly assigned to either the
experimental or the control condition. No significant differences were found between
conditions with regards to the degree of growth mindset, approach to challenge, and learning
motivation. These results do not support the expected effectiveness of the implemented growth
mindset intervention.
Description
Citation
Supervisor
Faculty
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen