Abstract
Are personality, intelligence and other personal attributes inherited and unchangeable? The present study attempts to understand whether there is a general belief that governs students' view of the changeability of these personal attributes. The subjects were 555 junior secondary 1 students in China. Comparisons of a number of competitive models using structural equation modeling on the survey data were conducted. Results tended to support a common and general implicit theory across personality, intelligence and other personal attributes. That is, there is a general belief that governs students' view on the changeability of personality, intelligence and other personal attributes.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - Jul 2000 |
| Event | The 27th International Congress of Psychology - Stockholm, Sweden Duration: 23 Jul 2000 → 28 Jul 2000 |
Conference
| Conference | The 27th International Congress of Psychology |
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| Country/Territory | Sweden |
| City | Stockholm |
| Period | 23/07/00 → 28/07/00 |