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Passion, Grit, Mindset, Achievement and Well-Being

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (12 April 2023) | Viewed by 11695

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Hermundur Sigmundsson

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Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Interests: learning; skill development; passion; grit; mindset
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Dr. Simone Grassini

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1. Department of Social Studies, University of Stavanger, 4021 Stavanger, Norway
2. Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Interests: cognition; brain; physiology; performance; well-being

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Passion, grit and mindset are concepts which are gaining an increasing amount of interest in the research community. It would be interesting to focus on both the interaction between these constructs, and to see their relation to achievement and personal well-being. The importance of passion has become an important research question. How important are passions for your selection of what you spend your time on? Why do some individual use only a fraction of their resources, and why do some individuals prosper and others of equal intelligence do not? Galton and James, as well as several contemporary researchers, found that skills and high intelligence are not enough. Perseverance, passion and the willingness to put in hard work are key factors for success for an individual. To become excellent in some areas we need a lot of training and experience. Some factors may be important to be able to train so much we need. Passion, grit and growth mindset may represent crucial factors. What kind of role passion, grit and mindset play in cognitive functions and personal well-being need further scientific investigation.

Prof. Dr. Hermundur Sigmundsson
Dr. Simone Grassini
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • passion
  • grit
  • mindset
  • learning
  • skill development
  • achievement
  • well-being

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Grit but Not Help-Seeking Was Associated with Food Insecurity among Low Income, At-Risk Rural Veterans
by Yue Qin, Douglas A. Sneddon, Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth, Dave Topp, Rena A. Sterrett, Jake R. Newton and Heather A. Eicher-Miller
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(3), 2500; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032500 - 31 Jan 2023
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Rural veterans have poorer health, use healthcare services less often than their urban counterparts, and have more prevalent food insecurity than average U.S. households. Food insecurity and resource use may be influenced by modifiable psychological attributes such as grit and help-seeking behaviors, which [...] Read more.
Rural veterans have poorer health, use healthcare services less often than their urban counterparts, and have more prevalent food insecurity than average U.S. households. Food insecurity and resource use may be influenced by modifiable psychological attributes such as grit and help-seeking behaviors, which may be improved through interventions. Grit and help-seeking have not been previously evaluated among rural veterans. Thus, this cross-sectional study evaluated the hypothesis that grit and help-seeking were associated with food insecurity and the use of resources. Food security, resource use, grit, and help-seeking behavior were assessed among rural veterans (≥18 years) from five food pantries in southern Illinois counties (n = 177) from March 2021 to November 2021. Adjusted multiple regression was used to estimate the relationship between the odds of food insecurity and the use of resources with grit and help-seeking scores. Higher grit scores were significantly associated with lower odds of food insecurity (OR = 0.5, p = 0.009). No other associations were detected. The results provided evidence to inform the content of future educational interventions to improve food insecurity and address health disparities among rural veterans by addressing grit. The enhancement of psychological traits such as grit is related to food security and has the potential to benefit other aspects of well-being. Full article
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Teachers’ Well-Being Forced to Work from Home Due to COVID-19 Pandemic: Work Passion as a Mediator
by Elżbieta Kasprzak and Karolina Mudło-Głagolska
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(22), 15095; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215095 - 16 Nov 2022
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Background: This study examines the relationship between perceived demands (workload and organizational constraints) of teachers’ work during the online period of schooling during the COVID-19 crisis and well-being (emotions, engagement, and job crafting), with work passion as a mediator. Methods: The survey was [...] Read more.
Background: This study examines the relationship between perceived demands (workload and organizational constraints) of teachers’ work during the online period of schooling during the COVID-19 crisis and well-being (emotions, engagement, and job crafting), with work passion as a mediator. Methods: The survey was carried out on a sample of 383 teachers during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Scale of Organizational Constraints and the Workload Scale, the Passion Scale adapted for work, the Job Crafting Questionnaire, the Utrecht Scale of Work Engagement, and the Scale of Positive and Negative Experience was used. Results: Harmonious passion strengthened the positive relationships between workload and organizational constraints and job crafting and weakened the negative relationship with positive emotions and the positive one with negative emotions. The positive relationship between workload and engagement has been strengthened by harmonious passion. The negative relationship between organizational constraints and engagement became positive and weaker. Relationships between variables were weakened, i.e., workload and engagement, organizational constraints and job crafting, or strengthened, i.e., organizational constraints and engagement, by an obsessive passion. In tested models, obsessive passion has the opposite effect and is weaker than harmonious passion. Conclusion: The structural equation modeling (SEM) confirmed that work passion, mainly harmonious, is a mechanism explaining the relationship between the demands of forced work from home with teachers’ well-being. Full article
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Motivational Factors Are Varying across Age Groups and Gender
by Hermundur Sigmundsson, Monika Haga, Magdalena Elnes, Benjamin Holen Dybendal and Fanny Hermundsdottir
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(9), 5207; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095207 - 25 Apr 2022
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The aim of the current study was to explore differences in passion for achievement, grit, and mindset across age and gender, by using a cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of 1548 participants including 931 females and 617 males aged from 13 to 77 [...] Read more.
The aim of the current study was to explore differences in passion for achievement, grit, and mindset across age and gender, by using a cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of 1548 participants including 931 females and 617 males aged from 13 to 77 years (Mage 26.53 years, SD = 11.77). The eight-item Passion for Achievement Scale was used to assess general passion and the Grit-S scale was used to assess grit. Mindset was assessed using the eight-item Theories of Intelligence Scale (TIS). The results indicated significant differences between the three factors related to age, age groups, and gender. For the total sample, there was a significant gender difference in passion, where males score higher, and growth mindset, where females score higher. With age, passion decreases until the age of 50–59, and slightly increases for the remaining age groups. After a decrease in grit between the first (13–19 years) and the second (20–29 years) age group, grit increases with age. Mindset scores decline strongly after the age of 40–49. Generally, the patterns show that mindset and passion decrease across the life-span, while grit increases. Indeed, these attributes seems to be different from each other, and how they change varies across age groups. Full article
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