Is Grittiness Next to Happiness? Examining the Association of Triarchic Model of Grit Dimensions with Well-Being Outcomes

The present research explored the link of triarchic model of grit underpinned by three dimensions – perseverance of effort, consistency of interest, and adaptability to situations with well-being outcomes using a cross-cultural design among Filipino, Japanese, and Polish undergraduate students (Stud...

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Published in:Journal of happiness studies 2021-02, Vol.22 (2), p.981-1009
Main Authors: Datu, Jesus Alfonso D., McInerney, Dennis M., Żemojtel-Piotrowska, Magdalena, Hitokoto, Hidefumi, Datu, Nino D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptability
College students
Economics
Employees
Grades (Scholastic)
Happiness
Personality and Social Psychology
Philosophy
Positive Psychology
Quality of Life Research
Research Paper
Secondary school students
Social Sciences
Southeast Asian cultural groups
Undergraduate students
Well being
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Summary:The present research explored the link of triarchic model of grit underpinned by three dimensions – perseverance of effort, consistency of interest, and adaptability to situations with well-being outcomes using a cross-cultural design among Filipino, Japanese, and Polish undergraduate students (Study 1), a cross-sectional design including Filipino employees (Study 2), and a longitudinal design involving Filipino high school students (Study 3). Study 1 demonstrated that perseverance was positively correlated with flourishing in Japanese undergraduate students. Adaptability was related to increased flourishing among Filipino, Japanese, and Polish students. Study 2 showed that both adaptability and perseverance positively predicted psychological flourishing in selected Filipino employees. Study 3 demonstrated that T1 perseverance and T1 adaptability positively predicted T2life satisfaction even after controlling for age, gender, previous GPA, and auto-regressor effects. However, all dimensions of grit did not predict T2flourishing. Implications of the results to advancing the extant grit theory are discussed.
ISSN:1389-4978
1573-7780
DOI:10.1007/s10902-020-00260-6