The impact of implicit theories on students’ emotional outcomes

This study examined and compared the impact of implicit theories (IT) of emotional intelligence (EI) and intelligence on different students’ emotional outcomes. Three hundred forty-three students in secondary school completed measures of IT (EI and intelligence), trait and ability EI, and emotions towards school across a two-wave study. In the first round of data collection, the students were between 14 and 18 years old (Mage = 15.4; SD = .63);...