Growth mindset and ideal L2 self as predictors of student engagement in EFL students: The mediating role of L2 grit

ALI DERAKHSHAN; JALIL FATHI

doi:10.30827/portalin.viIX.29899

Autores/as

ALI DERAKHSHAN Golestan University, Gorgan, Iran https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6639-9339
JALIL FATHI UNIVERSITY OF KURDISTAN, SANANDAJ, IRAN (Corresponding author)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30827/portalin.viIX.29899

Palabras clave:

Estudiantes de EFL, Perseverancia, Mentalidad de crecimiento, Yo ideal en L2, Compromiso estudiantil

Resumen

Esta investigación indaga en las dinámicas de la mentalidad de crecimiento, el yo ideal en L2, la perseverancia y el compromiso estudiantil utilizando instrumentos de recolección de datos bien establecidos en el contexto del aprendizaje del inglés como lengua extranjera (EFL). Una muestra de 379 participantes provenientes de diversos institutos de idiomas en Irán proporcionó la base empírica para este estudio. Empleando modelado de ecuaciones estructurales y escalas validadas para cada constructo, el estudio revela un modelo parcialmente mediado, iluminando las relaciones intrincadas entre estos factores clave. Los hallazgos muestran que tanto el yo ideal en L2 como la mentalidad de crecimiento ejercen una influencia significativa en el compromiso estudiantil, siendo la perseverancia un mediador parcial crucial en estas asociaciones. Además, la mentalidad de crecimiento demuestra un notable efecto indirecto en el compromiso estudiantil, principalmente mediado por la perseverancia. El estudio no solo avanza en nuestra comprensión de los impulsores motivacionales en el aprendizaje de EFL, sino que también ofrece ideas prácticas para educadores y diseñadores de currículo que buscan fortalecer el compromiso estudiantil y la perseverancia en entornos de aprendizaje de idiomas.

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