The Effect of Digital Growth Mindset on Digital Resilience of Grade 10-12 Students with Digital Self-Efficacy as a Mediator

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Chanon Pulsukserm
Surasak Kao-iean

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the influence of a digital growth mindset on the digital resilience of grade 10-12 students with digital self-efficacy as a mediator. The sample used in this study consisted of 743 high school students, selected through stratified random sampling based on region and school size. Data collection was conducted using an online questionnaire developed to have psychometric properties in terms of validity and reliability. The content validity index (I-CVI) of the research questions ranged from 0.80 to 1.00, and the content validity index (S-CVI) was 0.83. The Cronbach’s Alpha coefficients for each indicator ranged from 0.707 to 0.867. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) with R and Mplus programs. The results indicated that the structural equation model was consistent with the empirical data ( 2(41) = 142.958, p < .001, RMSEA = 0.058, CFI = 0.987, TLI = 0.978, SRMR = 0.020) The digital growth mindset had a direct significant influence on both digital resilience and digital self-efficacy at the .05 level ( DGM->DRS = .612, p < .001; DGM->DSE = .934, p < .001) Additionally, digital self-efficacy had a direct significant influence on digital resilience at the .05 level ( DSE->DRS = .270, p < .001). It was also found that the digital growth mindset had an indirect significant influence on digital resilience through digital self-efficacy at the .05 level ( DGM->DSE->DRS = .271, p < .001), with an overall effect of .865. These findings suggest that promoting digital resilience in students should start with fostering a digital growth mindset and enhancing their digital self-efficacy.

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Pulsukserm, C., & Kao-iean, S. (2025). The Effect of Digital Growth Mindset on Digital Resilience of Grade 10-12 Students with Digital Self-Efficacy as a Mediator. Journal of Social Sciences in Measurement Evaluation Statistics and Research, 6(1), 16–38. retrieved from https://so03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/mesr/article/view/278399
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