"Half the students received a short paragraph before starting the test explaining that feeling anxious can actually improve performance. It emphasized that there's no need to worry if you become anxious; instead, remind yourself that this anxiety could help you perform better. This paragraph served as a mindset intervention. Although it was simple and brief, students in the intervention group scored significantly higher on the math section of the GRE."
"A recent studyadds to the growing body of research showing that, beyond test performance, our stress mindset can shape our brain, body, and longevity-often more than the stressor itself. Conducted on adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic, the study found that those who viewed stress as beneficial experienced fewer depressive symptoms and were less likely to use cannabis to cope. It concluded that a positive stress mindset can serve as an important protective factor for mental health, even in the face of chronic stress."
Stress mindset is the belief that stress is either beneficial or harmful. A 2010 experiment had half of students read a brief reappraisal that anxiety can improve performance; those students scored higher on the math section of both the practice and the actual GRE months later. Research during the COVID-19 pandemic linked a beneficial stress mindset in adolescents with fewer depressive symptoms and lower likelihood of using cannabis to cope. Simple, brief mindset interventions can alter physiological and psychological stress responses, helping regulate health and performance when facing chronic or acute pressures.
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