In recent studies, growth mindset and grit have been widely adopted as two common indicators of undergraduates’ self-efficacy. However, the majority of studies are conducted among western samples. Moreover, the extent to which growth mindset and grit would impact self-efficacy has not been systematically studied. The study first explores the influence of the two indicators in China. This study also examines the two dimensions of grit - consistency of interest and the perseverance of effort - and compares their influences to self-efficacy. 150 questionnaires were collected from undergraduate students across China, measuring their responses on Learning Questionnaire Manual, GRIT-S and 8-item Growth Mindset Scale. Multiple linear regression models were used to study their relationships while controlling GPA as an important covariate. The study concludes that while grit is an effective indicator of self-efficacy, only its effort preservation dimension contributes to the statistical significance. Another noteworthy finding is that compared to growth mindset, grit (with its effort dimension alone) is a stronger predictor of undergraduate students’ self-efficacy.

Authors:
Feiqian Yang, Independent Scholar, China
Kaiyao Ke, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States

About the Presenter(s)
Mr Kaiyao Ke is a University Postgraduate Student at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in United States

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