Abstract: Grit, defined as passion and perseverance for long-term goals, has received much attention over the last decade. However, its dimensionality is still very much up for debate. The present study examines whether the bidimensional ...
Abstract. Many psychology researches are performed through “psychology subject pools” which give participants considerable flexibility when they participate. This “participant degree-of-freedom” has led to concern that the characteristics of subject pool ...
Abstract. Grit, the passion and perseverance for long-term goals, has received attention from personality psychologists because it predicts success and academic achievement. Grit has also been criticized as simply another measure of self-...
Abstract. Grit, that is, perseverance and passion for long-term goals, is a novel construct that has gained attention in recent years (Duckworth, Peterson, Matthews, & Kelly, 2007). To date, little research has been performed with the goal of identifying ...
Abstract. The construct grit originates from positive psychology and describes an individual’s tendency to persistently pursue long-term goals despite challenges or obstacles. Previous research has shown that domain-general grit is a ...
Abstract. The current study explored a series of proposed antecedent predictors of forgiveness. Grit, or an individual’s level of persistence toward long-term goals, was investigated along with personality as predictors of self- and other-...
Abstract. Maximizing the translation of ability into accomplishment is of considerable interest. A two-factor construct of “grit” as perseverance and consistency of interest has been argued to predict accomplishment over and above ...