Knowing oneself and long-term goal pursuit: Relations among self-concept clarity, conscientiousness, and grit

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

“…A noncognitive personal strength, grit refers to individuals' enduring perseverance and passion for achieving long-term goals (Duckworth & Quinn, 2009;Duckworth et al, 2007), characterized by perseverance of effort and consistency of interest (Duckworth & Quinn, 2009). 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 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).…”

“…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). Alternatively, consistency of interest positively relates to conscientiousness (though to a lesser extent than perseverance of effort; Credé et al, 2017;Fite et al, 2017), self-control (Suzuki et al, 2015), and negatively relates to career changes (Duckworth & Quinn, 2009).…”

“…Perseverance of effort positively relates to GPA, openness to experience (Duckworth & Quinn, 2009), and conscientiousness (Credé, Tynan, & Harms, 2017;Fite et al, 2017). Alternatively, consistency of interest positively relates to conscientiousness (though to a lesser extent than perseverance of effort; Credé et al, 2017;Fite et al, 2017), self-control (Suzuki et al, 2015), and negatively relates to career changes (Duckworth & Quinn, 2009). Taken together, "effort" and "interest" subcomponents of grit amplify the psychological endurance, intensity, and tenacity individuals exert and sustain to pursue and obtain their long-term goals (Duckworth et al, 2007).…”

“…It is also possible that grit can act as a protective factor for career decision distress as well. Gritty university graduates may draw upon their self-regulatory abilities to manage emotional disturbances over the course of the career goal acquisition process and find ways to alter their courses of action to alleviate feelings of distress (Fite et al, 2017;Kleiman, Adams, Kashdan, & Riskind, 2013). In addition, those with high grit are likely to have practical knowledge in terms of knowing where to go and what to do in the wake of imminent failure or uncertainty-thus allowing them to deal with emotional discomfort or distress accordingly.…”