The impact of non-cognitive skills on outcomes for young people. A literature review

LM Gutman, I Schoon - 2013 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
The term 'non-cognitive skills' refers to a set of attitudes, behaviours, and strategies that are
thought to underpin success in school and at work, such as motivation, perseverance, and …

Examining the relationship between grit and academic achievement within K‐12 and higher education: A systematic review

KKL Lam, M Zhou - Psychology in the Schools, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, grit has drawn increasing attention from both researchers and practitioners.
As an important noncognitive indicator, grit has been used to understand individual success …

Much ado about grit: A meta-analytic synthesis of the grit literature.

M Credé, MC Tynan, PD Harms - Journal of Personality and social …, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
Grit has been presented as a higher order personality trait that is highly predictive of both
success and performance and distinct from other traits such as conscientiousness. This …

All that glitters is not grit: Three studies of grit in university students

CS Kannangara, RE Allen, G Waugh, N Nahar… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The present research looked at the importance of the concept of grit in University students
based on a mixed-method approach. Study 1 comprised 440 University students. All were …

Grit in the path to e-learning success

M Aparicio, F Bacao, T Oliveira - Computers in Human Behavior, 2017 - Elsevier
E-learning systems are emerging in many settings of our society. Schools, universities, and
several other organizations use these systems. E-learning systems allow learning anytime …

Do sources of meaning differentially predict search for meaning, presence of meaning, and wellbeing

ME Grouden, PE Jose - International …, 2015 - internationaljournalofwellbeing.org
Meaning in life is vital for human wellbeing. Research has examined important sources of
meaning: however, it has not yet investigated whether certain sources of meaning might be …

What role does grit play in the academic success of black male collegians at predominantly white institutions?

TL Strayhorn - Journal of African American Studies, 2014 - Springer
This study tests the importance of a noncognitive trait, grit, to predicting grades for a sample
of Black males attending a predominantly White institution. Using multivariate statistics and …

Grit and different aspects of well-being: Direct and indirect relationships via sense of coherence and authenticity

MM Vainio, D Daukantaitė - Journal of Happiness Studies, 2016 - Springer
Grit, passion and perseverance for long-term goals, is strongly related to success in goal
attainment even under challenging circumstances. We investigated how grit relates to three …

Persevering with positivity and purpose: An examination of purpose commitment and positive affect as predictors of grit

PL Hill, AL Burrow, KC Bronk - Journal of Happiness Studies, 2016 - Springer
Grit, defined as a passion and perseverance for one's goals, has been consistently
demonstrated as an adaptive resource across multiple domains. Less explored, however …

Is grit relevant to well‐being and strengths? Evidence across the globe for separating perseverance of effort and consistency of interests

DJ Disabato, FR Goodman… - Journal of personality, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Researchers conceptualize grit as the combination of two facets: perseverance of
effort and consistency of interests toward long‐term goals. We tested the reliability of grit …