APS

2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022

The Effect of Grit on Academic Performance: Not Much More Than Conscientiousness

Chicago, IL · May 2022

Poster · Personality/Emotion

  • Jennifer Sanders
    The University of Texas at San Antonio
  • Tyler Minnigh
    The University of Texas at San Antonio
  • Thomas Coyle
    The University of Texas at San Antonio

Abstract

Prior research suggests grit is a predictor of academic performance. Concepts of grit overlap theoretically with conscientiousness. The current study examined the effects of grit on GPA after removing the effects of conscientiousness. A structural equation model found that facets of grit did not predict GPA after controlling for conscientiousness.

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