Grit: The Long and Short of It

Autor/inn/en	Morell, Monica; Yang, Ji Seung; Gladstone, Jessica R.; Turci Faust, Lara; Ponnock, Annette R.; Lim, Hyo Jin; Wigfield, Allan
Titel	Grit: The Long and Short of It
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Psychology, 113 (2021) 5, S.1038-1058 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Morell, Monica) ORCID (Gladstone, Jessica R.) ORCID (Ponnock, Annette R.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0663
DOI	10.1037/edu0000594
Schlagwörter	Persistence; Goal Orientation; Factor Structure; Predictive Validity; Age Differences; Cultural Differences; Item Response Theory; Structural Equation Models; High School Students; College Students; Foreign Countries; Academic Achievement; United States; South Korea + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausdauer; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Faktorenstruktur; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Kultureller Unterschied; Item-Response-Theorie; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Collegestudent; Ausland; Schulleistung; USA; Korea; Republik
Abstract	"Grit" is defined as passion and perseverance for achieving long-term goals and consists of two proposed subcomponents: consistency of interests and perseverance of effort. It has become a much-discussed construct even though research on its underlying factor structure has produced inconclusive results. Furthermore, grit as measured by its most frequently used measure, the Grit-S, does not clearly define "long term" or include the word "passion." In addition, only a few studies have looked at factor structure variation and predictive validity of grit in different age and cultural groups. We examined, using state of the art multidimensional item response models and structural equation models, the factor structure of both the Grit-S and a newly developed scale (LT-Grit scale) that specifies what is meant by long term. Participants included 1,250 U.S. high school students, 600 U.S. college students, and 500 Korean college students. We found varying factor structures for the Grit-S and a stable one-factor structure for LT-Grit, across age and culture. Perseverance of effort as measured by the Grit-S was the strongest predictor of grades in the three samples. LT-Grit predicted grades only in the U.S. high school and Korean college samples. Thus, there is no evidence that a consistent grit factor or factors exist across age and culture. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01