Henshaw Erin, Kennedy Susan, Lourie Andrea, James Drexler, Folivi Folly
psychology Denison University.
psychology University of Minnesota.
Health Psychol Res. 2023 Jul 1;11:75190. doi: 10.52965/001c.75190. eCollection 2023.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the mediating role of growth mindset of anxiety beliefs and avoidant coping behaviors in predicting changes in anxiety across the first year of college, drawing from a sample of first year students managing the transition to college under the COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions (Fall 2020-Fall 2021).
Self-report online surveys (n=122) were administered to first year students at four timepoints: the beginning (August 2020; T1), and follow up surveys at two months (October 2020; T2), three months (November 2020; T3) and twelve months (August 2021; T4).
Path analysis indicate that growth mindset of anxiety and avoidant coping partially mediate the relationship between baseline anxiety and later anxiety outcomes.
These findings have implications for mental health interventions designed to alter health attributions and mindset.
本研究的目的是,以2020年秋季至2021年秋季在新冠疫情及相关限制措施下应对大学过渡的一年级学生为样本,评估焦虑信念的成长型思维模式和回避应对行为在预测大学第一年焦虑变化中的中介作用。
对一年级学生在四个时间点进行了自我报告在线调查(n = 122):开始时(2020年8月;T1),以及在两个月(2020年10月;T2)、三个月(2020年11月;T3)和十二个月(2021年8月;T4)时的后续调查。
路径分析表明,焦虑的成长型思维模式和回避应对在一定程度上中介了基线焦虑与后期焦虑结果之间的关系。
这些发现对旨在改变健康归因和思维模式的心理健康干预具有启示意义。