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Mindsets Towards Others Matter for Mathematics Self-Efficacy: Focusing on Moderation Effects of Social Comparison Motives

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among mindsets towards self and others (i.e., classmates), social comparison motive, and mathematics self-efficacy. Study 1 demonstrated that when sources of self-efficacy were controlled, growth mindset towards others facilitated students’ mathematics self-efficacy, indicating that positively appreciating others’ mathematics ability as malleable could be motivationally adaptive. Furthermore, when sources of self-efficacy were controlled, Study 2 revealed that this facilitation effect was only found among those students who had low self-enhancement motive. Having low self-enhancement motive means that students are less likely to compare themselves with others who have lower achievements. However, when students had high self-enhancement motive, the growth mindset toward others undermined mathematics self-efficacy.

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