Studies over the past three decades have shown that learning difficulties are not only determined by neurological disorders, but also by motivational and/or socio-cognitive factors Among these factors, implicit theories of intelligence (also referred to as conceptions, mindsets or beliefs about intelligence) are key elements. The belief that intelligence is fixed (entity theory), as opposed to ...

This paper addresses language anxiety and monolingual mindsets not only as they relate to family use, but also divergent social, cultural, emotional domains of policy (FLP) decisions. It explores associations between practices within the family, beliefs about multilingualism ability (language mindsets), relations, negative emotions such anxiety. Based on interview data from two Turkish families...

Purpose – This paper seeks to describe a framework used to help MBA students understand and reconcile the different sustainability perspectives. Design/methodology/approach – A review of the corporate sustainability literature is undertaken to develop the sustainability framework. Findings – The sustainability framework relates basic concepts and assumptions within the ecocentric, ecological mo...

In the current study, we explore unique roles that perceived professor and peer beliefs play in creating a mindset context for undergraduate engineering students. We found students ( N = 304) their peers, as compared to professors, endorse stronger fixed about intelligence more negative effort failure, what refer “unproductive mindsets”. Students’ perceptions of professors’ unproductive mindset...

This article describes 3 studies that explore the role of mindsets in the context of stress. In Study 1, we present data supporting the reliability and validity of an 8-item instrument, the Stress Mindset Measure (SMM), designed to assess the extent to which an individual believes that the effects of stress are either enhancing or debilitating. In Study 2, we demonstrate that stress mindsets ca...