Table 7 Regression results of mediating effects model.

From: Serial mediating role of future time perspective and grit in the relationship between growth mindset and academic engagement

Outcome variable

Predictive variable

R2

F

B

SEs

t

LLCI

ULCI

Equation 1

 FTP

GM

0.35

296.69

0.38***

0.02

17.22

0.34

0.42

Equation 2

 Grit

GM

0.40

190.96

0.12**

0.04

2.89

0.04

0.19

FTP

0.86***

0.06

13.94

0.74

0.99

Equation 3

 AE

GM

0.54

218.57

0.10*

0.04

2.53

0.02

0.17

FTP

0.51***

0.07

7.42

0.38

0.65

Grit

0.49***

0.04

11.99

0.41

0.57

Equation 4

 AE

GM

0.22

158.00

0.51***

0.04

12.57

0.43

0.59

  1. GM growth mindset, FTP future time perspective, AE academic engagement.
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.