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Intellectual Wellness Research at BYU

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BYU researchers: How a switch to a 'growth mindset' is helping empower entrepreneurs in developing nations

Although millions are spent each year on entrepreneurship training that is intended to help alleviate poverty and elevate the quality of life of entrepreneurs in developing nations, these programs often fail to make an impact. BYU researchers and their colleagues have figured out at least one way to change that.

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Leveling the playing field: Why academic stress is more severe for students from disadvantaged backgrounds

For elementary students coming from disadvantaged homes, academic worry carries a heightened cost for school success than for advantaged kids, says a new BYU study.

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Family history knowledge helps American adolescents develop healthy sense of identity

A new BYU study found that adolescents who had the healthiest identity development — both a sense of connectedness to family and adherence to their own beliefs — also had high levels of family history knowledge.

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