Kasey Orvidas

Works (5)

Updated: July 17th, 2023 21:17

2020 journal article

Healthy Body, Healthy Mind: A Mindset Intervention for Obese Youth

JOURNAL OF GENETIC PSYCHOLOGY, 181(6), 443–457.

By: K. Orvidas n, J. Burnette n , J. Schleider *, J. Skelton *, M. Moses* & J. Dunsmore *

Contributors: K. Orvidas n, J. Burnette n , J. Schleider *, J. Skelton *, M. Moses* & J. Dunsmore *

author keywords: Body dissatisfaction; child obesity; growth mindset; intervention; self-efficacy
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Attitude to Health; Body Dissatisfaction; Child; Female; Health Behavior; Humans; Male; Mental Health; Pediatric Obesity / psychology; Pediatric Obesity / therapy; Self Efficacy
TL;DR: Results indicated that growth mindsets of health and cognitions related to health behavior (nutrition and exercise self-efficacy and perceived control) increased significantly, however, despite efforts to mitigate feelings of culpability, blame also increased from pretest to post-test and body dissatisfaction decreased significantly. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 24, 2020

2019 journal article

Public Health Messages and Weight-Related Beliefs: Implications for Well-Being and Stigma

Frontiers in Psychology, 10.

By: C. Hoyt *, J. Burnette  n, F. Thomas  n & K. Orvidas n

Contributors: C. Hoyt *, J. Burnette n , F. Thomas  n & K. Orvidas n

author keywords: implicit theories; mindsets; attributions; health; well-being; weight stigma
TL;DR: A changeable message about the nature of weight, designed to also reduce blame, indirectly decreased eating disorder risk, unhealthy weight control behaviors, body shame, and prejudice through increased offset efficacy and decreased social essentialism is experimentally demonstrated. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: January 13, 2020

2018 journal article

Mindsets applied to fitness: Growth beliefs predict exercise efficacy, value and frequency

Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 36, 156–161.

By: K. Orvidas n, J. Burnette n  & V. Russell *

Contributors: K. Orvidas n, J. Burnette n  & V. Russell *

author keywords: Growth mindsets; Efficacy; Exercise; Physical activity; Implicit theories
TL;DR: Initial support is provided for the relationship between stronger growth mindsets of fitness and greater exercise efficacy, value and past exercise frequency, as well as implications for future intervention development. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

An online growth mindset intervention in a sample of rural adolescent girls

British Journal of Educational Psychology, 88(3), 428–445.

By: J. Burnette  n, M. Russell n , C. Hoyt *, K. Orvidas n & L. Widman n 

Contributors: J. Burnette n , M. Russell n , C. Hoyt *, K. Orvidas n & L. Widman n 

author keywords: academic interventions; belonging; efficacy; growth mindsets; learning motivation
MeSH headings : Academic Success; Adolescent; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Intelligence; Learning; Poverty; Psychotherapy / methods; Rural Population; Self Efficacy; Self-Control / psychology; Sexual Behavior / psychology; Social Skills; Southeastern United States; Treatment Outcome
TL;DR: Although the intervention did not have a total effect on academic attitudes or grades, it indirectly increased motivation to learn, learning efficacy and grades via the shifts in growth mindsets. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: October 19, 2018

2017 journal article

Incremental theories of weight and healthy eating behavior

JOURNAL OF APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 47(6), 320–330.

By: J. Ehrlinger *, J. Burnette  n, J. Park *, M. Harrold * & K. Orvidas n

Contributors: J. Ehrlinger *, J. Burnette n , J. Park *, M. Harrold * & K. Orvidas n

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Added: August 6, 2018

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