Inside Out: A Scoping Review on Optimism, Growth Mindsets, and Positive Psychology for Child Well-Being in ECEC

Early social and emotional development is foundational for children’s health, education, well-being, later adjustment in society. It also a cornerstone of positive psychology—the exploration human flourishing at an individual, community, societal level. Habitual explanatory styles (e.g., mindsets optimistic thinking) have impact on well-being are often acquired during early childhood. These may be influenced by regular interactions with significant adults outside the family setting. However, few studies focused relationship between optimism, mindsets, children Childhood Education Care (ECEC) contexts. This scoping review systematically explores maps out literature growth psychology young ECEC. identifies reporting qualitatively or quantitatively theory programs interventions including mindset, children, implying mechanism change published 1995 2021.