The Relationship Between Growth Mindset and Academic Perseverance in Junior High School Students: The Mediating Role of Achievement Motivation

Abstract

In order to investigate the current situation of academic perseverance of junior high school students, to understand the characteristics of academic perseverance of junior high school students, and to explore the relationship between growth mindset, achievement motivation, and academic perseverance, in order to put forward effective educational suggestions to improve the level of academic perseverance of junior high school students. Using the Growth Mindset Scale, Achievement Motivation Scale and Academic Perseverance Scale, a questionnaire survey was conducted on junior high school students in a middle school in Q and H cities, H province, by random sampling method. After the questionnaires were returned, data were analysed using spss26.0. The results of the study are as follows: (1) The academic perseverance of the subjects in this study was at a moderately high level, and they were both challenging but at the same time possessed sufficient coping ability when facing academic tasks. (2) Growth mindset, academic perseverance, and achievement motivation differed significantly on some demographic variables in terms of gender, being an only child, being a class officer, grade level, and grade rank. (3) There is a two-by-two positive correlation between growth mindset and academic perseverance and achievement motivation among middle school students. Growth mindset has a significant positive predictive effect on academic perseverance and achievement motivation. (4) Achievement motivation has a partial mediating effect between growth mindset and academic perseverance in junior high school students. The conclusion of the study suggests that the level of academic perseverance of junior high school students can be improved through the cultivation of growth mindset and the stimulation of achievement motivation.