Growth mindset might help protect mental health during challenging times

Growth mindset might help protect mental health during challenging times, being associated with lower levels of depression and higher well-being in COVID-19 pandemic study of Californian adults aged 19-89. 

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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/mentalhealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmen.0000182

Article Title: The implications of growth mindset for depression, well-being, and adjustment over 2 years during the COVID-19 pandemic

Author Countries: United States

Funding: This research was supported by an NSF RAPID grant (grant number BCS-2029575) and was also partially supported by an American Psychological Foundation Visionary Grant and an NSF CAREER Award (grant number BCS-1848026) awarded to RW. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.