Happiness takes effort: Exploring the relationship among academic grit, executive functions and well-being

Yu Hsiu Liao; Hsueh Chih Chen

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2022.111863

Happiness takes effort: Exploring the relationship among academic grit, executive functions and well-being

Yu Hsiu Liao, Hsueh Chih Chen^*

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Abstract

Executive functions are the cognitive skills that help people attain their goals, while grit describes persistent efforts to attain success. However, little research has hitherto examined the relationships among grit, executive functions, and well-being. This empirical study helps fill that gap. Three self-report psychological instruments were administered to 214 university students, and simple direct regression applied to the collected data to analyze the effects of the three variables. The results indicated that grit had positive relationships with both executive functions and well-being. The implications of these findings, and the limitations of the study's methods, are also discussed.

Original language	English
Article number	111863
Journal	Personality and Individual Differences
Volume	199
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2022.111863
Publication status	Published - 2022 Dec

Keywords

Academic grit
Executive functions
University students
Well-being

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General Psychology

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