TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Effect of growth mindset on mental health two years later: the role of smartphone use
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Lai, Xiaoxiong
A1  - Nie, Chang
A1  - Huang, Shunsen
A1  - Li, Yajun
A1  - Xin, Tao
A1  - Zhang, Cai
A1  - Wang, Yun
SP  - e3355
EP  - e3355
VL  - 19
IS  - 6
N2  - The negative association between the growth mindset and mental health problems suggests that prevention and intervention programs to improve mental health by targeting mindset may have potential clinical value. However, research on the longitudinal effect of mindset on adolescent mental health and its underlying mechanisms is lacking. Using a three-wave longitudinal design, we obtained data from a diverse sample of Chinese adolescents (n = 2543). Longitudinal multiple mediation models were constructed to examine the effects of the growth mindset on levels of anxiety and depression two years later. In addition, the mediating effects of smartphone use for entertainment and problematic smartphone use (PSU) were examined. After controlling for various covariates and the autoregressive effects of mental health problems, the growth mindset had significant negative effects on anxiety (β = -0.053, p = 0.004) and depression (β = -0.074, p < 0.001). Smartphone use had a significant mediating role in the effect of mindset on anxiety (β = -0.016, p < 0.001) and depression (β = -0.016, p < 0.001). The growth mindset has long-lasting positive effects on adolescent mental health. Smartphone use for entertainment and PSU mediate the effect of mindset on adolescent mental health.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063355
ID  - ref1
ER  -