Measuring Grit

By Fabian T. C. Schmidt, Johanna Fleckenstein, Jan Retelsdorf, Lauren Eskreis-Winkler, Jens Möller. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 2019

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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 predictor of educational and vocational success. The present research aimed to establish and validate a German version of the Short Grit Scale by Duckworth and Quinn (2009) , named the BISS-8 ( Beharrlichkeit and Beständiges Intere sse) Scale, and to test for the domain specificity of grit in an educational context. We conducted three studies to investigate the BISS-8 Scale: in Study 1 ( N = 525 university students) confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) replicated a two-dimensional higher-order structure for the scale. Study 2 ( N = 173 university students) investigated the correlations of grit with external criteria such as grade point average (GPA), generalized self-efficacy, general academic self-concept, and personality traits. Finally, in Study 3 ( N = 271 high school students), we found differential correlations with school achievement for domain-specific grit. Moreover, the validity of the BISS-8 Scale was also supported for adolescents by replicating the measurement model. All in all, our results indicate the validity of the BISS-8 Scale and show the importance to account for grit in different domains.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology

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Associations Between Grit, Motivation, and Achievement in High School Students (2017, background): “…outcomes such as grades in middle school (Duckworth & Quinn, 2009), high school (Duckworth & Quinn, 2009), college (Duckworth et al., 2007; Schmidt et al., 2017; Stray- T hi s do cu m en t is co py ri gh te d by th e A m er ic an Ps yc ho lo gi ca l A ss oc ia tio n or on e of its al lie…”
A CLOSER LOOK AT GRIT AND LANGUAGE MINDSET AS PREDICTORS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE ACHIEVEMENT (2020, background): “Therefore, general domain constructs might not accurately measure and predict specific behaviors (Schmidt et al., 2019; Wigfield, 1997).”
Perseverant grit and self-efficacy: Are both essential for children’s academic success? (2019, background): “…explain a significant amount of the variance in students’ academic performance (see Credé et al., 2017, for a review; Muenks, Wigfield, Yang, & O’Neal, 2017) and may be challenging to measure in longitudinal, school-based studies (Schmidt, Fleckenstein, Retelsdorf, Eskreis-Winkler, & Möller, 2017).”