The Sustainable Development of Young People’s Psychological Well-Being: Design Thinking Mindset as a Prevention

Document Type

Book Chapter

Source of Publication

Examining Social Psychology in Virtual Environments

Publication Date

4-16-2026

Abstract

This study investigates the relationship between design thinking mindset and the psychological well-being of young people in the UAE. In addition, it explores how developing a design thinking mindset can be a psychological prevention to promote sustainable well-being in young people. A quantitative approach was deployed using a cross-sectional study. The participants were young undergraduate students at a federal institute in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The study's findings suggest that developing a design thinking mindset can act as a psychological prevention to promote the sustainable development of young people's well-being. The study also foundastrong positivecorrelationbetweendesignthinkingmindsetsandpsychological well-being. The findings have important implications for educators, policymakers, and practitioners interested in promoting sustainable well-being in young people.

ISBN

[9798337358963, 9798337358970, 9798337358987]

Publisher

IGI Global Scientific Publishing

First Page

261

Last Page

293

Disciplines

Education

Keywords

Mindset (0.98) | Sustainable development (0.66) | Psychology (0.51) | Public relations (0.34) | Sustainability (0.32) | Applied psychology (0.32) | Economic growth (0.31) | Research design (0.29) | Young adult (0.27) | Engineering ethics (0.27) | Systems thinking (0.26) | Design thinking (0.26) | Social psychology (0.26) | Sample (material) (0.26) | Psychological research (0.25)

Scopus ID

105040313134

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

no

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