Karen Nelson Karen Nelson

Autonomy and growth mindsets in learning

Here, I present two studies related to children’s learning and one more on autnomy. Park et al. (2023) published “Parental Intrusive Homework Support and Math Achievement: Does the child’s mindset matter?” in Developmental Psychology. Here’s the edited abstract and impact statement with some information in bold:

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Karen Nelson Karen Nelson

Communal expectations conflict with autonomy motives

Proudfoot & Kay (2022) published “Communal Expectations Conflict with Autonomy Motives: The western drive for autonomy shapes women’s negative responses to positive gender stereotypes” in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

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