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Title: Growth mindset, resilience, college student retention and engagement in preventative mental health activities: A focus on vulnerable groups.
Authors: Buddington, Leslie (AUTHOR)
Source: Journal of American College Health. Dec2025, Vol. 73 Issue 10, p3985-3993. 9p.
Subjects: Psychological resilience, Self-evaluation, Pearson correlation (Statistics), Mental health, Research funding, Focus groups, Data analysis, T-test (Statistics), At-risk people, Fisher exact test, Questionnaires, Human growth, Chi-squared test, Mann Whitney U Test, School holding power, Psychological stress, Health behavior, Research methodology, Statistics, Psychology of college students, Data analysis software, Comparative studies, Preventive health services
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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