A Correlational Study between Growth Mindset, Delay of Gratification and Subjective Well-being during COVID-19

Khushboo Hemnani; Rhea Bedi; Saumya Swamy; Yusra Dawnak; Preet Mataliya; Kinjal Brahmbhatt; Kashish Chandhok; Maitri Bamboli

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| Published: November 20, 2021

A Correlational Study between Growth Mindset, Delay of Gratification and Subjective Well-being during COVID-19

Khushboo Hemnani

T.Y.B.A Student, SVKM’s Mithibai College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Mumbai University, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Google Scholar More about the auther

, Rhea Bedi

T.Y.B.A Student, SVKM’s Mithibai College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Mumbai University, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Google Scholar More about the auther

, Saumya Swamy

T.Y.B.A Student, SVKM’s Mithibai College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Mumbai University, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Google Scholar More about the auther

, Yusra Dawnak

T.Y.B.A Student, SVKM’s Mithibai College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Mumbai University, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Google Scholar More about the auther

, Preet Mataliya

T.Y.B.A Student, SVKM’s Mithibai College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Mumbai University, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Google Scholar More about the auther

, Kinjal Brahmbhatt

T.Y.B.A Student, SVKM’s Mithibai College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Mumbai University, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Google Scholar More about the auther

, Kashish Chandhok

T.Y.B.A Student, SVKM’s Mithibai College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Mumbai University, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Google Scholar More about the auther

, Maitri Bamboli

T.Y.B.A Student, SVKM’s Mithibai College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Mumbai University, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.063.20210904

DOI: 10.25215/0904.063

ABSTRACT

The current study was conducted in order to determine whether there exists a relationship between Growth Mindset, Delay of Gratification and Subjective Well-Being (SWB) in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected from two hundred and forty-six (n=246) undergraduate students enrolled in educational institutions in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Scales used to assess the aforementioned variables were the 3-item Growth Mindset Scale (Dweck, 1999, 2006), Delay of Gratification Inventory (DGI-10) (Hoerger. M., et al 2011) and Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener. E, 1985) respectively – all of which were administered online in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. IBM SPSS Statistics for Mac Operating System (ver. 27.0.1.0). was used in order to compute a correlational analysis; and all, except DGI and SWB, were found to have no significant correlation. Moreover, the correlation found between DOG and SWB was low (r=0.254, p<0.05). Lastly, a linear regression analysis – for delay of gratification and SWB – was conducted, and it was found that 6.4% of the variance in SWB can be predicted by Delay of Gratification (p<0.001) Ultimately, the findings of this study indicate no statistically significant relationships between growth mindset and delay of gratification or between growth mindset and subjective well-being.

Keywords

Subjective Well-Being, Delay of Gratification, COVID-19 Pandemic, Academic Learning, Growth Mindset, Correlation, Linear Regression Analysis, India

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How to cite this article: Hemnani K., Bedi R., Swamy S., Dawnak Y., Mataliya P., Brahmbhatt K., Chandhok K. & Bamboli M. (2021). A Correlational Study between Growth Mindset, Delay of Gratification and Subjective Well-being during COVID-19. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 9(4), 657-666. DIP:18.01.063.20210904, DOI:10.25215/0904.063