Grit: Perseverance and Passion for Long-Term Goals

Volume: 92, Issue: 6, Pages: 1087 - 1101
Published: Jun 1, 2007
Abstract
The importance of intellectual talent to achievement in all professional domains is well established, but less is known about other individual differences that predict success. The authors tested the importance of 1 noncognitive trait: grit. Defined as perseverance and passion for long-term goals, grit accounted for an average of 4% of the variance in success outcomes, including educational attainment among 2 samples of adults (N=1,545 and...
Paper Details
Title
Grit: Perseverance and Passion for Long-Term Goals
Published Date
Jun 1, 2007
Volume
92
Issue
6
Pages
1087 - 1101
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