The Influence Of Perceived Social Support On Grit In Junior High School Students: The Mediating Role And Intervention Of Growth Thinking

In the growth process of junior high school students,they will inevitably encounter setbacks in the face of new environment and learning pressure.Therefore,it is of great importance to cultivate their positive qualities,so that they can have courage and confidence.The perceived social support,growth thinking and grit are the positive factors of individual development.Perceived social support can help us build positive relationships,enhance confidence and reinforce emotional stability.Growth thinking can stimulate our interest in learning,improve our self-management and increase our problem-solving skills.Grit can enable us to keep calm and courage in the face of difficulties,and relentlessly pursue goals.A total of 531 students from the middle school in S city were investigated with Perceived social Support Scale,Growth Thinking Scale and Grit Scale.At the same time,curriculum design intervention was carried out for the classes with medium level to improve their growth thinking.Study 1: To explore the current situation and relationship among perceived social support,growth thinking and grit in junior high school students.Study 2: A curriculum intervention was conducted to enhance the growth thinking of junior high school students.The intervention group received a one-month course(6 sessions in total),while the control group did not receive any treatment.After the intervention,the two groups were tested,and a follow-up test was conducted one month later to explore the intervention effect.Findings are as follows:1.Perceived social support can positively predict growth thinking and grit in junior high school students;Growth thinking can positively predict grit.The perceived social support of junior high school students had a significant predictive effect on grit.After introducing growth thinking as a mediating variable,the perceived social support still has a significant predictive effect on grit.Growth thinking plays a partial mediating role between perceived social support and grit in junior high school students.2.The intervention courses of growth thinking theme was carried out for the classes with medium level of growth thinking,and the intervention group had a significant improvement effect and the control group had no significant change,and the intervention effect had good effect and timeliness.In conclusion,this study extends the mechanism of action and curriculum design intervention of growth thinking in China,and the results are helpful to explore the understanding and learning of growth thinking and provide a reference for cultivating positive health mental quality of junior high school students.