About the Measure
| Domains | Motivation, goal orientation and perseverance |
| Key stages | Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5 |
| Subscales | Consistency of interest; Perseverance of effort |
| Description | The Grit-S measures trait-level perseverance and passion for long-term goals. |
| Example | Setbacks don't discourage me |
| Link | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00223890802634290 |
| Psychometry | |
| Implementation |
Implementation details
| No. of items | 8 |
| Format | Likert |
| Respondent | Self |
| Scoring | Standardised |
| Time | 0 |
| Age | 11-18 |
| Cost single purchase | Free |
| Cost per child | Free |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | No |
| Cronbach's α | .72-.80 |
| Test retest | 4 weeks, r= .78 |
| Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
| EFA | Not reported |
| CFA | Chi-square(19)= 50.26 N = 607 p < .001 RMSEA = 0.05 CFI = 0.97 SRMR = 0.03 |
| Criterion validity | Not reported |
| Construct validity | r= .68 with Self Control Scale |
| Concurrent validity | Not reported |
| Predictive validity | r= .20 for academic performance 1 month later |
| Responsiveness | Not reported |
| Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
| References | Li, J., Zhao, Y., Kong, F., Du, S., Yang, S., & Wang, S. (2016). Psychometric assessment of the short grit scale among Chinese adolescents. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment. Advance online publication. doi:10.1177/0734282916674858 Duckworth, A. L., & Quinn, P. D. (2009). Development and validation of the short grit scale (Grit–S). Journal of Personality Assessment, 91(2), 166–174. doi:10.1080/00223890802634290 |