Validation of survey effort measures of grit and self-control in a sample of high school students

Personality traits such as grit and self-control are important determinants of success in life outcomes. However, most measures of these traits, which rely on self-reports, might be biased when used for the purpose of evaluating education policies or interventions. Recent research has shown the pote...

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Published in:PloS one 2020-07, Vol.15 (7), p.e0235396-e0235396
Main Authors: Zamarro, Gema, Nichols, Malachi, Duckworth, Angela L, D'Mello, Sidney K, Sudzina, Frantisek
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bias
Biology and Life Sciences
Cognitive ability
Colleges & universities
Education reform
Enrollments
Extracurricular activities
High school students
Intelligence tests
People and Places
Personality
Personality traits
Polls & surveys
Research and Analysis Methods
Response rates
School libraries
Secondary schools
Self control
Social Sciences
Students
Studies
Success
Surveys
Teachers
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Summary:Personality traits such as grit and self-control are important determinants of success in life outcomes. However, most measures of these traits, which rely on self-reports, might be biased when used for the purpose of evaluating education policies or interventions. Recent research has shown the potential of survey effort-in particular, item non-response and careless answering-as a proxy measure of these traits. The current investigation uses a dataset of high school seniors (N = 513) to investigate survey effort measures in relationship with teacher reports, performance task measures, high school academic outcomes, and college attendance. Our results show promise for use of survey effort as proxy measures of grit and self-control.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0235396