How Grit and Resilience Are Associated With Mental Health and Academic Motivation
Location
Room 232, Schewel Hall
Access Type
Campus Access Only
Start Date
4-17-2024 1:30 PM
End Date
4-16-2024 1:45 PM
College
Lynchburg College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Psychology
Keywords
Grit, Resilience, Psychological well-being, Academic Motivation
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine whether grit and/or resilience predict different psychological outcomes and levels of academic motivation. The primary goal was to learn whether anxiety, depression, stress, psychological well-being, and academic motivation are related to grit and/or resilience so we can better understand if grit and/or resilience may predict psychological outcomes. Undergraduate students in psychology classes at a small, private university were asked to complete a questionnaire where they rated their anxiety, depression, stress, psychological well-being, grit, resilience, and academic motivation. The study found that grit and resilience significantly predicted psychological well-being. It also found that resilience significantly predicted lower levels of anxiety, depression, and stress. However, Grit did not significantly predict lower levels of anxiety, depression, and stress. The study found that resilience did not significantly predict intrinsic motivation but grit did positively predict intrinsic motivation. It was found that resilience and grit did not significantly predict extrinsic motivation. There were some implications in this study being that the population size was limited to only students enrolled in a psychology course in a college setting and that the internal validity of academic motivation was inefficient.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Marciano and Dr. Hlaing
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How Grit and Resilience Are Associated With Mental Health and Academic Motivation
Room 232, Schewel Hall
The purpose of this study was to determine whether grit and/or resilience predict different psychological outcomes and levels of academic motivation. The primary goal was to learn whether anxiety, depression, stress, psychological well-being, and academic motivation are related to grit and/or resilience so we can better understand if grit and/or resilience may predict psychological outcomes. Undergraduate students in psychology classes at a small, private university were asked to complete a questionnaire where they rated their anxiety, depression, stress, psychological well-being, grit, resilience, and academic motivation. The study found that grit and resilience significantly predicted psychological well-being. It also found that resilience significantly predicted lower levels of anxiety, depression, and stress. However, Grit did not significantly predict lower levels of anxiety, depression, and stress. The study found that resilience did not significantly predict intrinsic motivation but grit did positively predict intrinsic motivation. It was found that resilience and grit did not significantly predict extrinsic motivation. There were some implications in this study being that the population size was limited to only students enrolled in a psychology course in a college setting and that the internal validity of academic motivation was inefficient.