Growth mindset, resilience, college student retention and engagement in preventative mental health activities: A focus on vulnerable groups.

IF 1.5 4区医学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Journal of American College Health Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-12 DOI:10.1080/07448481.2025.2464769

Leslie Buddington

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Abstract

Objective: To determine whether learning about growth mindset toward mental health (GMMH) influences college students' retention, GMMH and resilience beliefs, and participation in activities associated with mental health (AMH).

Participants: 258 first-year students at a small, private liberal arts college.

Methods: A between-subjects design (students had or had not participated in a GMMH intervention) compared student retention, GMMH using Dwecks' Growth Mindset Scale, resilience via the Connor Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10), and participation in AMH.

Results: Learning about GMMH impacted retention (p = .026), particularly among first-generation students (p = .031). Learning about GMMH improved first-year students' engagement in AMH (p = . 045), particularly among non-White and International students (p = .015).

Conclusions: Learning about GMMH positively impacts vulnerable students' retention and engagement in AMH, even when self-reported beliefs in GMMH and resilience are not impacted. Tracking behavior provides an informative way to measure the potential success of GMMH interventions.

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成长心态、弹性、大学生保留和参与预防性心理健康活动：对弱势群体的关注。

目的：探讨心理健康成长心态（GMMH）的学习是否影响大学生的心理保留、GMMH和弹性信念以及心理健康相关活动的参与。参与者：258名来自一所小型私立文理学院的一年级学生。方法：采用受试者间设计（学生是否参加过GMMH干预），比较学生留任率、采用Dwecks成长心态量表的GMMH、采用Connor Davidson弹性量表（CD-RISC-10）的弹性和参与AMH。结果：学习GMMH会影响记忆（p = 0.026），尤其是在第一代学生中（p = 0.031）。学习GMMH提高了一年级学生对AMH的参与（p = . 045），特别是在非白人和国际学生中（p = .015）。结论：即使自我报告的GMMH信念和弹性不受影响，学习GMMH对弱势学生在GMMH中的保留和参与也有积极影响。跟踪行为提供了一种信息丰富的方法来衡量GMMH干预措施的潜在成功。

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期刊介绍： Binge drinking, campus violence, eating disorders, sexual harassment: Today"s college students face challenges their parents never imagined. The Journal of American College Health, the only scholarly publication devoted entirely to college students" health, focuses on these issues, as well as use of tobacco and other drugs, sexual habits, psychological problems, and guns on campus, as well as the students... Published in cooperation with the American College Health Association, the Journal of American College Health is a must read for physicians, nurses, health educators, and administrators who are involved with students every day.