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Parents’ Intelligence Mindsets Relate to Child Internalizing Problems: Moderation Through Child Gender

Auteurs: Jessica L. Schleider, Hans S. Schroder, Sharon L. Lo, Megan Fisher, Judith H. Danovitch, John R. Weisz, Jason S. Moser

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 12/2016

Abstract

Parental belief systems can strongly influence children’s affect, behavior, and mental health. However, associations between specific kinds of parental beliefs and children’s mental health have not been thoroughly explored. One relevant belief system is parental intelligence mindset: beliefs about the malleability of intelligence. Children of parents who view intelligence as static (known as a fixed intelligence mindset), rather than malleable through effort (known as a growth intelligence mindset), experience more academic, self-regulatory, and motivational difficulty. However, associations between parental intelligence mindset and child mental health problems are unclear. Accordingly, we tested whether parents’ intelligence mindsets related to internalizing problems in their children (N = 131, ages 5–8). Overall, parents with stronger fixed intelligence mindsets had children with greater internalizing problems, particularly social anxiety (characterized by fear of negative evaluation). Results further revealed that parents’ fixed intelligence mindsets were associated with overall internalizing problems and depressive symptoms in boys, but not girls. Results are the first to suggest and parse direct links between parents’ intelligence mindsets and youth internalizing problems.

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Titel: Parents’ Intelligence Mindsets Relate to Child Internalizing Problems: Moderation Through Child Gender
Auteurs: Jessica L. Schleider
Hans S. Schroder
Sharon L. Lo
Megan Fisher
Judith H. Danovitch
John R. Weisz
Jason S. Moser
Publicatiedatum: 17-08-2016
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 12/2016
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-016-0513-7

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