Authors :
Napatsorn Sukwaree; Rungruangbangchan;Punnatorn Kitkancharoensin; Tanamin Sithsetthakool
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 8 - August
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7041618
Abstract :
Nowadays, some people prefer to have an
only child because of the cost of raising children. From
the hypothesis, the number of children influences the
actions of children who behave in various situations.
More precisely, developing, shaping; and affecting selfconfidence, which is different and causes different
mindsets in children, depends on the number of
children. A person's mindset is a collection of ideas
that influence how they perceive themselves, which can
divide into two categories: a fixed mindset (where both
abilities and skills are innate and cannot be improved)
and a growth mindset (where both abilities and skills
can be developed via education, experience, and
effort). This study aims to identify the correlation
between the number of children and Dweck's Mindset
Theory.
Therefore a 12-item online questionnaire with 12
closed-ended questions was created using a 5-Likert
scale to test the hypothesis that children with siblings
lead higher self-confidence than the only child. A total
of 100 voluntary responses were received. The analysis
supported the theoretical framework that there was a
moderate positive correlation between the child with
siblings and a growth mindset (r=4.23). On the
contrary, The correlation between a single child and a
growth mindset (r=4.13) was lower than the previous
one.Moreover, this research also showed a moderate
positive correlation between single children and a fixed
mindset (r=2.58), which was higher than the
correlation between the child with siblings and a fixed
mindset (r=2.22).From this research, There is a
responsibility that children with siblings influence the
development of individual growth mindsets. Therefore
parents and teachers need to enhance their children's
skills and abilities through learning, experience, and
effort to develop a growth mindset and build selfconfidence in children. In conclusion, a child with
siblings is more likely to construct a growth mindset
promoting self-confidence.
Keywords :
Growth mindset, fixed mindset, a child with siblings, single child, self-confident, sibling relationship, sociability
Nowadays, some people prefer to have an
only child because of the cost of raising children. From
the hypothesis, the number of children influences the
actions of children who behave in various situations.
More precisely, developing, shaping; and affecting selfconfidence, which is different and causes different
mindsets in children, depends on the number of
children. A person's mindset is a collection of ideas
that influence how they perceive themselves, which can
divide into two categories: a fixed mindset (where both
abilities and skills are innate and cannot be improved)
and a growth mindset (where both abilities and skills
can be developed via education, experience, and
effort). This study aims to identify the correlation
between the number of children and Dweck's Mindset
Theory.
Therefore a 12-item online questionnaire with 12
closed-ended questions was created using a 5-Likert
scale to test the hypothesis that children with siblings
lead higher self-confidence than the only child. A total
of 100 voluntary responses were received. The analysis
supported the theoretical framework that there was a
moderate positive correlation between the child with
siblings and a growth mindset (r=4.23). On the
contrary, The correlation between a single child and a
growth mindset (r=4.13) was lower than the previous
one.Moreover, this research also showed a moderate
positive correlation between single children and a fixed
mindset (r=2.58), which was higher than the
correlation between the child with siblings and a fixed
mindset (r=2.22).From this research, There is a
responsibility that children with siblings influence the
development of individual growth mindsets. Therefore
parents and teachers need to enhance their children's
skills and abilities through learning, experience, and
effort to develop a growth mindset and build selfconfidence in children. In conclusion, a child with
siblings is more likely to construct a growth mindset
promoting self-confidence.
Keywords :
Growth mindset, fixed mindset, a child with siblings, single child, self-confident, sibling relationship, sociability
