A systematic review and meta-analysis of growth mindset interventions: For whom, how, and why might such interventions work?

2022/10/13 by Jeni L. Burnette, Joseph Billingsley, George C. Banks +4 · 331 citations
Medicine · Psychology · #Applied psychology #Clinical psychology #Computer science #Education, Achievement, and Giftedness #Fidelity #Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation #Intervention (counseling) #Medicine #Mental health #Meta-analysis #Mindset #Popularity #Psychiatry #Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research #Psychological intervention #Psychology #Psychotherapist #Social psychology

paper · doi:10.1037/bul0000368

published in Psychological Bulletin 149(3-4), 174-205 (American Psychological Association)

openalex publication_date 2022/10/13 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/06

Abstract

= 0.36, 95% CI [.03, .68], 95% PI [-.50, 1.22]. We conclude with a discussion of heterogeneity and the limitations of meta-analyses. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

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