As growth mindset interventions increase in scope and popularity, scientists and
policymakers are asking: Are these interventions effective? To answer this question …

According to mindset theory, students who believe their personal characteristics can change—
that is, those who hold a growth mindset—will achieve more than students who believe their …

A growth mindset is the belief that human capacities are not fixed but can be developed over
time, and mindset research examines the power of such beliefs to influence human …

The definitive, practical handbook on positive psychology and character strengths for
practitioners working in coaching, psychology, education, and business–start using …

Drawing on both classic and current approaches, I propose a theory that integrates
motivation, personality, and development within one framework, using a common set of …

This article synthesizes foundational knowledge from multiple scientific disciplines regarding
how humans develop in context. Major constructs that define human development are …

We investigated if growth mindsets—the belief in the malleable nature of human attributes—
are negatively related to psychological distress and if they are positively related to treatment …

Long-standing social problems such as poor achievement, personal and intergroup conflict,
bad health, and unhappiness can seem like permanent features of the social landscape. We …

We provide a developmental perspective on two related issues:(a) why traditional
preventative school-based interventions work reasonably well for children but less so for …

There are many promising psychological interventions on the horizon, but there is no clear
methodology for preparing them to be scaled up. Drawing on design thinking, the present …