Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance · chapter 1 · id grit-c1-04-grit-and-self-control-are-dist

“Grit and self-control are distinct constructs: self-control better predicts GPA, while grit better predicts long-term retention outcomes like completing Beast Barracks.”

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Duckworth et al. (2007), JPSP 92(6), 1087-1101DOI registry: valid

Self-control predicted GPA better than grit, but grit predicted retention in the military sample better than self-control.

Duckworth & Quinn (2009), Development and Validation of the Short Grit Scale (Grit-S)source alive

Grit was associated with lifetime educational attainment and fewer career changes, but self-control was a stronger predictor of concurrent academic performance.

Crede, Tynan & Harms (2017), JPSP meta-analysissource alive

The perseverance of effort facet drives most of the predictive value of grit; consistency of interests adds little incremental validity.

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