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Moral growth mindset is associated with change in voluntary service engagement

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  • Hyemin Han
  • Youn-Jeng Choi
  • Kelsie J Dawson
  • Changwoo Jeong

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Incremental implicit theories are associated with a belief regarding it is possible to improve one’s intelligence or ability through efforts. Previous studies have demonstrated that incremental implicit theories contributed to better academic achievement and positive youth development. Our study aimed to examine whether incremental implicit theories of morality significantly influenced change in students’ engagement in voluntary service activities. In our study, 54 Korean college students for Study 1 and 180 Korean 8th graders for Study 2 were recruited to conduct two two-wave studies. We surveyed participants’ implicit theories of morality and participation in voluntary service activities. The effect of implicit theories of morality on change in service engagement was analyzed through regression analysis. In Study 1, the moral growth mindset significantly moderated longitudinal change in service engagement. In Study 2, the moral growth mindset significantly influenced engagement in art-related activities, while it significantly moderated change in engagement in youth-related activities.

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  • Hyemin Han & Youn-Jeng Choi & Kelsie J Dawson & Changwoo Jeong, 2018. "Moral growth mindset is associated with change in voluntary service engagement," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(8), pages 1-21, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0202327
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202327
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