Perseverance - Resources
Perseverance is the ability to stay on the path to one's goals despite obstacles, the discouragement of failure, and the distracting effect of temptations. It is crucial for the achievement of long-term goals, the pursuit of which presents so many opportunities to veer off-course or abandon one’s aims. The persevering person does not lose sight of her purpose even when it takes a considerable amount of time to reach it, and she does not give up easily.
Psychology
- Duckworth, A. L., Peterson, C., Matthews, M.D., & Kelly, D.R. (2007). Grit: Perseverance and passion for long-term goals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 92(6), 1087-1101.
- Poropat, A. E. (2009). A meta-analysis of the fivefactor model of personality and academic performance. Psychological Bulletin 135(2), 322-338.
Education
- Duckworth, A. L., Grant, H., Loew, B., Oettinggen, G. & Gollwitzer, P.M. (2011). Self-regulation strategies improve self-discipline in adolescents: Benefits of mental contrasting and implementation intentions. Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology 31 (1), 17-26.
- Winne, Philip H., Hadwin, Allyson F. (1998). Studying as self-regulated learning. In D. J. Hacker, J. Dunlosky & A. C. Graesser (Eds.), Metacognition in educational theory and practice. The educational psychology series., (pp. 277-304). Mahwah, NJ, US: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers.
- Tough, P. (2012). How children succeed: Grit, curiosity, and the hidden power of character. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Other
- John Templeton Foundation. (2009). Grit. In Character: A Journal of Everyday Virtues. Spring.