Introduction This study examines the relationship between teacher growth mindset, mindfulness, grit, and well-being, with a particular emphasis on mediating role of grit. Methods The involved 547 Chinese EFL teachers as participants. Data collection utilized validated measures occupational well-being. Structural equation modeling was employed to analyze data investigate proposed relationships. ...

Abstract In a world where change and uncertainty prevail, one’s ability to take full responsibility for the development of their own brain renders itself as propensity increase neuroplasticity by engaging in mentally challenging endeavors be broader stimulated. Being an in-built human ability, which enables reorganize pathways create new synapses at all times people’s lives accumulating informa...

Western governments currently prioritize economic growth and the pursuit of profit above alternative goals of sustainability, health and equality. Climate change and rising energy costs are challenging this consensus. The realization of the transformation required to meet these challenges has provoked denial and conflict, but could lead to a more positive response which leads to a health divide...

Abstract Mindset has been identified as an essential aspect of design and innovation, impacting both behaviours performance. However, the concept mindset is elusive. Often used indistinguishably from behaviour, diminishing complexity mechanisms cognitive processes underlying behaviour. As initial step in researching these mechanisms, we operationalise present inventory (D-Mindset0) to measure i...

In this manuscript we propose that Challenge-avoiders, also referred to as Impression Managers, are a heretofore ignored but commonly occurring player type. We consider whether and how eight very different modern games accommodate Explorers, Challenge-seekers, and Challenge-avoiders and discuss implications for entertainment and learning game design. Achievers and Explorers are player types fou...

The vast majority of work in construal level theory focuses prospectively on the future. Through a series of studies controlling for knowledge about an event, we look retrospectively at the past and demonstrate that construal mindsets can materially influence how a past event is reconstructed in memory. Specifically, an event recalled in a more concrete mindset feels subjectively closer than wh...

Research in social and cultural psychology has identified that self-construal, or the way the self is defined in relation to others, plays an important role in social decision-making processes. Yet it remains difficult to isolate the effect of self-construal in a comparative approach. Therefore, we used priming methodology in three studies to induce either an independent or interdependent minds...