Same mindset, different goals and motivational frameworks: Profiles of mindset-based meaning systems

•Profile analyses of mindset-related constructs yielded a four-profile solution.•Growth mindset was accompanied by either high mastery goals or high multiple goals.•Fixed mindset was accompanied by either high performance goals or low all goals.•Profiles with a growth mindset performed better on high-stakes exams.•Boys were more commonly found in profiles underpinned by a fixed mindset.