Why grit requires perseverance and passion to positively predict performance.

ABSTRACT: Prior studies linking grit-defined as perseverance and passion for long-term goals-to performance are beset by contradictory evidence. As a result, commentators have increasingly declared that grit has limited effects. We propose that this inconsistent evidence has occurred because prior research has emphasized perseverance and ignored, both theoretically and empirically, the critical role of passion, which we define as a strong feeling toward a personally important value/preference that motivates intentions and behaviors to express that value/preference. We suggest that combining the grit scale-which only captures perseverance-with a measure that assesses whether individuals attain desired levels of passion will predict performance. We first metaanalyzed 127 studies (n = 45,485) th

SUBMITTER: Jachimowicz JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6176608 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature