<p>A growth mindset is a lay belief about the malleability of human attributes, which profoundly affects the trajectories of learning and achievement throughout one’s lifetime. According to the developmental contextualism theory, this study aims to investigate an intergenerational transmission of the growth mindset from parents to their offspring, with attention to the mediating role of parenting styles (authoritative and authoritarian parenting) and the moderating role of family socioeconomic status (SES). A questionnaire approach with 382 parent-child dyads indicated a positive association between parental and youth growth mindset. Parents who endorsed a greater growth mindset adopted more authoritative and less authoritarian parenting, promoting their children’s growth mindset. However, such that the relationship was stronger for families with a high level of socioeconomic status. The findings contribute to the literature on implicit personality theory, emphasize the importance of the family of origin in developing one’s growth mindset, and have implications for family education.</p>