Objective: To explore the effect of growth mindest on academic burnout, and the effect of
perseverance and psychological need satisfaction on the relationship between them. Methods: A total of
1146 college students were investigated with growth thinking scale, academic burnout scale, perseverance
scale and basic psychological needs satisfaction scale. Results: correlation analysis showed that growth
mindest was negatively correlated with academic burnout, psychological need satisfaction and fortitude,
academic burnout was negatively correlated with fortitude and psychological need satisfaction. The
mediating effect analysis shows that perseverance plays a mediating role in the effect of growth mindest
on academic burnout. Conclusion: growth mindest can directly reduce the level of vocational school
students’ academic burnout, also can affect the level of academic burnout through the mediation of
perseverance.