Development and validation of the Triarchic Model of Grit Scale (TMGS): Evidence from Filipino undergraduate students

Non‐cognitive skills: Potential candidates for global measurement

“…Grit is defined as ‘perseverance and passion for long‐term goals’ which ‘entails working strenuously toward challenges, maintaining effort and interest over years despite failure, adversity, and plateaus in progress’ (Duckworth, Peterson, Matthews, & Kelly, ). It can be found in individuals in different cultural contexts (Datu, Yuen, & Chen, ).…”

“…However, the two facets are differently related to behaviour indicators of high grit (DiMenichi & Richmond, ). Perseverance has been found to positively predict academic engagement and success (Duckworth & Quinn, ; Galla et al, ), whilst consistency of interest is not related to adaptive academic functioning (Datu et al, ). The Grit Scale has also been criticised for transparent items which are easily subject to social desirability (DiMenichi & Richmond, ).…”

Career Decision Self-Efficacy and Career Decision Distress: The Role of Occupational Engagement, Grit, and Future Work Self Salience Among Recent University Graduates

“…Perseverance of effort is defined as individuals' tendency to exert, intensify, and sustain their effort in the face of difficult situations or events (Fite, Lindeman, Rogers, Voyles, & Durik, 2017). Consistency of interest, on the other hand, is defined as individuals' ability to remain arduously focused on a clear goal over prolonged periods of time (Datu, Yuen, & Chen, 2017;Duckworth & Quinn, 2009;Fite et al, 2017). Perseverance of effort positively relates to GPA, openness to experience (Duckworth & Quinn, 2009), and conscientiousness (Credé, Tynan, & Harms, 2017;Fite et al, 2017).…”

“…The predictive effects of grit vary according to the task being performed or the situation being faced (Tedesqui & Young, 2018). Datu, Yuen, and Chen (2017) examined the psychometric validity of the Triadic Model of Grit Scale (TMGS) on a sample of 150 Filipino students-a scale measuring three subcomponents of grit (persistence of effort, consistency of interest, and adaptability to situations) with other social-cognitive constructs. They found that perseverance of effort and adaptability to situations (and not consistency of interest) significantly related to greater levels of academic self-efficacy (i.e., individuals' beliefs in their ability to perform academic tasks), talent development self-efficacy (i.e., individuals' beliefs in their ability to develop their talent), and career exploration self-efficacy (i.e., individuals' beliefs in their ability to explore career options), even after accounting for the effects of age, gender, social desirability, and conscientiousness (Datu et al, 2017).…”

“…Datu, Yuen, and Chen (2017) examined the psychometric validity of the Triadic Model of Grit Scale (TMGS) on a sample of 150 Filipino students-a scale measuring three subcomponents of grit (persistence of effort, consistency of interest, and adaptability to situations) with other social-cognitive constructs. They found that perseverance of effort and adaptability to situations (and not consistency of interest) significantly related to greater levels of academic self-efficacy (i.e., individuals' beliefs in their ability to perform academic tasks), talent development self-efficacy (i.e., individuals' beliefs in their ability to develop their talent), and career exploration self-efficacy (i.e., individuals' beliefs in their ability to explore career options), even after accounting for the effects of age, gender, social desirability, and conscientiousness (Datu et al, 2017). Conversely, Duckworth and Quinn (2009) found that consistency of interest predicted education progression and career changes over and above the effects of the Big Five personality traits-implying that individuals who are grittier also tend to progress further in their education and make fewer lifetime career changes than those less gritty (Duckworth & Quinn, 2009).…”