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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2026

Reducing academic cheating through growth mindset: an intervention study and a mechanism analysis.

Song Chang, Yinghua Bao, Chengyou Zhang, Min Xu, Yunyun Huang, Sufei Xin

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Song ChangCollege of Education, Ludong University, Yantai, China.
Yinghua BaoCollege of Education, Ludong University, Yantai, China.
Chengyou ZhangYantai University, Yantai, China.
Min XuCollege of Education, Ludong University, Yantai, China.
Yunyun HuangCollege of Education, Ludong University, Yantai, China.
Sufei XinCollege of Education, Ludong University, Yantai, China.

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Abstract

Academic dishonesty remains a persistent challenge in higher education, highlighting the need for scalable and cost-effective interventions that target internal motivation. Building on mindset theory, the present research tests the impact of a brief growth-mindset intervention on exam cheating and examines the mindset meaning system as a hypothesized mechanism. Growth mindset refers to beliefs about the malleability of one's abilities, whereas the mindset meaning system refers to the broader system of meanings organized by individuals' mindsets, shaping how they interpret effort, performance, and failure in achievement contexts. Study 1 employed a randomized controlled trial (

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academic cheatinggrowth mindsetinterventionmindset meaning systemuniversity students

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PMCPMC12957188

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