Persistence in language learning: The role of grit and future self-guides

By Liying Feng, Mostafa Papi. 2020

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Abstract The study explored the role of Grit and future selves in motivational intensity and persistence in second language (L2) learning. Questionnaire data were collected from 94 learners of Chinese as a foreign language in the context of the United States. Multiple regression results showed that the Perseverance of Effort (POE) component of Grit along with Ideal L2 Self/Own and Ought L2 Self/Own significantly predicted Motivational Intensity. In addition, the relationship between POE and Motivational Intensity was mediated by the two selves. With Persistence as the outcome variable, POE, Ideal L2 Self/Own and Ideal L2 Self/Other emerged as positive predictors whereas Ought L2 Self/Other was a negative predictor. Furthermore, Ideal L2 Self/Own mediated the relationship between POE and Persistence. The results cast doubt on the validity of Grit as a unitary construct, suggest that different selves predict qualitatively different motivated behaviors, and confirm that POE along with future selves form a strong motivational force.

Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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In Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

  1. Gholam Hassan Khajavy
  2. Jamal Hariri
  3. P. Macintyre
  4. Jean–Marc Dewaele
  5. Chengchen Li
  6. K. Rajagopalan

In Social Psychology

  1. Gholam Hassan Khajavy
  2. Jamal Hariri
  3. P. Macintyre
  4. Jean–Marc Dewaele
  5. Chengchen Li
  6. Lawrence Jun Zhang
  7. Mostafa Papi

In Sociology and Political Science

  1. P. Macintyre
  2. Gholam Hassan Khajavy

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