People perceive a human action or outcome differently depending on their belief to what extent human abilities are modifiable. This comes from the differences in how people view the flexibility of...Show morePeople perceive a human action or outcome differently depending on their belief to what extent human abilities are modifiable. This comes from the differences in how people view the flexibility of their intelligence, personality, and skills. This phenomenon is defined as the spectrum of fixed versus growth mindset and is considered to have an influence on academic success (Dweck et al., 1995; Dweck & Yeager, 2019). The study from Drewery and Colleagues (2020) about lifelong learning mindset, gives us reasons to believe, that a growth mindset also has a positive influence on subjective and objective career success. We conducted four linear regressions with Psychology Master’s graduates from Leiden University (N = 94). We did not find any significant results to support our hypothesis. However, this thesis does provide the reader with interesting future research recommendations.Show less
Previous research showed that a growth mindset, the belief that human skills and traits can be developed, is positively related to academic success. Other research shows a positive relation between...Show morePrevious research showed that a growth mindset, the belief that human skills and traits can be developed, is positively related to academic success. Other research shows a positive relation between a lifelong learning mindset, where someone is focused on learning opportunities, and career success. The current study investigated the relation between a growth mindset and subjective and objective career success. This would be useful for career success interventions. In addition, we expected that subjective and objective career success would be related. 96 graduates from the Master of Psychology of Leiden University filled in a survey. The results showed no relation between a growth mindset and subjective and objective career success. However, we found a small positive relationship between subjective and objective career success. Future research could investigate the relation between a growth mindset and career success, by taking career stages, learning from error, and the controllability belief into account.Show less
