Grit Scale (Original).

Grit-O

What it measures

grit; perseverance of effort; consistency of interest

Length and format

12 items. 5-point Likert (not at all like me to very much like me); 2 subscales (6+6) (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Translated into 20+ languages incl. Spanish, German, Chinese, Dutch, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean

Normative data

Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.

Licence

open with attribution

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Reference

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.