TY - JOUR
T1 - Measuring grit
T2 - A German validation and a domain-specific approach to grit
AU - Schmidt, Fabian T.C.
AU - Fleckenstein, Johanna
AU - Retelsdorf, Jan
AU - Eskreis-Winkler, Lauren
AU - Möller, Jens
N1 - Funding Information:
Parts of the research reported in this article are part of the project “Panel study on teacher education” (Panel zum Lehramtsstudium [PaLea]). The project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF; promotional reference: 01PH08004 and 901PH13001A).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Hogrefe Publishing.
PY - 2019/5
Y1 - 2019/5
N2 - The construct grit originates from positive psychology and describes an individual's tendency to persistently pursue long-term goals despite challenges or obstacles. Previous research has shown that domain-general grit is a predictor of educational and vocational success. The present research aimed to establish and validate a German version of the Short Grit Scale by Duckworth and Quinn (2009), named the BISS-8 (Beharrlichkeit and Beständiges Interesse) Scale, and to test for the domain specificity of grit in an educational context. We conducted three studies to investigate the BISS-8 Scale: in Study 1 (N = 525 university students) confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) replicated a two-dimensional higher-order structure for the scale. Study 2 (N = 173 university students) investigated the correlations of grit with external criteria such as grade point average (GPA), generalized self-efficacy, general academic self-concept, and personality traits. Finally, in Study 3 (N = 271 high school students), we found differential correlations with school achievement for domain-specific grit. Moreover, the validity of the BISS-8 Scale was also supported for adolescents by replicating the measurement model. All in all, our results indicate the validity of the BISS-8 Scale and show the importance to account for grit in different domains.
AB - The construct grit originates from positive psychology and describes an individual's tendency to persistently pursue long-term goals despite challenges or obstacles. Previous research has shown that domain-general grit is a predictor of educational and vocational success. The present research aimed to establish and validate a German version of the Short Grit Scale by Duckworth and Quinn (2009), named the BISS-8 (Beharrlichkeit and Beständiges Interesse) Scale, and to test for the domain specificity of grit in an educational context. We conducted three studies to investigate the BISS-8 Scale: in Study 1 (N = 525 university students) confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) replicated a two-dimensional higher-order structure for the scale. Study 2 (N = 173 university students) investigated the correlations of grit with external criteria such as grade point average (GPA), generalized self-efficacy, general academic self-concept, and personality traits. Finally, in Study 3 (N = 271 high school students), we found differential correlations with school achievement for domain-specific grit. Moreover, the validity of the BISS-8 Scale was also supported for adolescents by replicating the measurement model. All in all, our results indicate the validity of the BISS-8 Scale and show the importance to account for grit in different domains.
KW - BISS-8 Scale
KW - Domain-specific grit
KW - Grit
KW - Perseverance
KW - Validation
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U2 - 10.1027/1015-5759/a000407
DO - 10.1027/1015-5759/a000407
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85047502823
SN - 1015-5759
VL - 35
SP - 436
EP - 447
JO - European Journal of Psychological Assessment
JF - European Journal of Psychological Assessment
IS - 3
ER -