Share Paper: The Effect of College Students ' Mindset on Mastery Goal Orientation : The Mediating Effect of Failure-Tolerance

  1. XiaoYu Liu, Chonnam National University Gwangju, South Korea, Korea (South)
  2. SunAn Choi, Chonnam National University Gwangju, South Korea, Korea (South)
  3. DoHwa Kim, Chonnam National University Gwangju, South Korea, Korea (South)
  4. Jumi Lee, Chonnam National University Gwangju, South Korea, Korea (South)
Tuesday, October 26 3:15-3:21 PM ROOM 3

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine effects of college students’ mindset (growth/fixed mindset) on their mastery goal orientation, and to confirm the mediating effect of failure-tolerance between their mindset and mastery goal orientation. A total of 303 college students (198 female, 105 male) from a university in G City, South Korea, participated in the study. Data was collected from participants' self-reported survey on mindset, mastery goal orientation, failure tolerance. Results of this study showed that college students’ growth mindset had a significant positive effect on their mastery goal orientation and their failure tolerance, and failure tolerance had a ...