Self-Control and Grit

By Angela L. Duckworth, James J. Gross. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2014

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

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The Role of Metamotivational Monitoring in Motivation Regulation (2018, methodology): “In answering this question, we begin from an assumption made by many models of self-regulation: Goals are organized hierarchically (see Carver & Scheier, 1998; Duckworth & Gross, 2014; Kruglanski et al., 2002; Schwinger & Stiensmeier-Pelster, 2012).”
Teacher Effects on Complex Cognitive Skills and Social-Emotional Competencies (2017, methodology): “The cognitively demanding tests, the Balanced Assessment in Mathematics (BAM) and the StanfordAchievement Test 9Open-EndedReadingAssessment (SAT9-OE), consist exclusively of constructed-response items.”
Investigating Grit at a Non-Cognitive Predictor of College Success (2016, background): “Although grit is similar to self-control (Duckworth & Gross, 2014) and correlated with conscientiousness, one of the Big Five personality factors, Duckworth et al. (2007) argue it differs from both in its emphasis on stamina.”
The Relationship between Self-Confidence, Self-Efficacy, Grit, Usefulness, and Ease of Use of eLearning Platforms in Corporate Training during the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021, background): “It is thus assumed that the chances of overcoming possible obstacles and achieving good results are on the side of those who not only make more effort but also love what they do [51].”
L2 grit: Passion and perseverance for second-language learning (2020, background): “Gritty people remain royal to their highest-level goal over long stretches of time, despite disappointments and setbacks (Duckworth & Gross, 2014).”
Grit and language learning: construct validation of L2-Grit scale and its relation to later vocabulary knowledge (2021, background): “…found that grit is substantially associated with life satisfaction, academic achievement, and GPA while it was weakly related to ‘openness to experience’ and ‘extraversion’ (Clark & Malecki, 2019; Duckworth & Gross, 2014; Duckworth & Quinn, 2009; Eskreis-Winkler et al., 2014; Muenks et al., 2017).”
The Role of Grit in Education: A Systematic Review (2018, background): “Such qualities have been found to positively impact academic outcomes, social relationships, as well as psychological and physical well-being (Duckworth & Gross, 2014; Duckworth & Yeager, 2015).”
Emotion Regulation: Why Beliefs Matter (2018, neutral): “…across various domains including mental health (Aldao, Nolen-Hoeksema, & Schweizer, 2010), medicine (DeSteno, Gross, & Kubzansky, 2013), education (Duckworth & Gross, 2014), business (Côté, 2005), economics (Heilman, Crisan, Houser, Miclea, & Miu, 2010), law (Maroney, 2006), and political science…”
Associations Between Grit, Motivation, and Achievement in High School Students (2017, background): “However, Duckworth and colleagues (Duckworth et al., 2007; Duckworth & Gross, 2014; Eskreis-Winkler et al., 2016) conceptually differentiated grit from these constructs by noting its emphasis on maintaining interest and effort for long-term, superordinate goals (which are typically not mentioned in…”