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Background/Objectives: This study examined the relationship between grit—a measure of perseverance and diligence—and depressive symptoms in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. While low levels of grit have typically been associated with...

Childhood is a critical period for the acquisition of healthy behaviors, and the promotion of sustainable healthy behavior among children is greatly important. Therefore, an increased understanding of the relationship between grit and physical activi...

Are student differences in “grit” a key to explaining achievement gaps in the United States? Despite the widespread persistence of policies that promote academic perseverance and related traits in American schools, to date, there has been...

Abrasive belt sanding plays an important role in wood processing. The abrasive grits on the belt perform similar to small cutting tools with negative rake angles. In this study, a series of single-grit scratching tests were carried out on Sugar maple...

Background: Grit is often celebrated as a predictor of youth success in sport, but little is known about how it develops over time through social and relational contexts. This study explores how grit forms among youth powerlifters through two develop...

Objective: To determine the effect of grit-blasting before and after sintering on the surface roughness of zirconia and the micro-tensile bond strength of a pressable veneering ceramic to zirconia. Methods: Pre-sintered zirconia blocks (IPS e.max Zir...

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in increasing motivational factors within the domain of psychology. Among these factors, Grit, Mindset, Self-Efficacy, and Well-Being (Flourishing) have been suggested to play an important role in in...

Learning mathematics with understanding involves productively struggling to make connections between different mathematical ideas. Such productive struggle is associated with three primary constructs: grit, persistence, and perseverance. Each of thes...

Organizations are facing a serious challenge with employee burnout, which leads to a loss of productivity and employee morale. Despite its importance, there is still a knowledge gap in understanding one of the key features of employee burnout, namely...

The present study examines the relationship between future self-continuity (FSC) and grit in college students, focusing on the mediating role of future time perspective (FTP) and its dimensions. A survey was conducted among 389 college students from...

Due to the ever-changing organizational and societal conditions that make reliance on external definitions of success unworkable or undesirable, subjective career success has remained a critical topic in careers studies. Among the drivers of subjecti...

Grit is the capacity to persevere, to have passion, and be committed to achieve goals long-term regardless of adversity or challenge. Grit provides an insight into why some nursing students succeed academically or clinically, while others do not. Thi...

The complex nature of the healthcare work environment, resource strains, and cultural diversity threaten human sustainability and exacerbate healthcare workers’ psychological disconnection from work. From the perspective of sustainable HRM and...

The study of the relationship between key psychological attributes of learners and their engagement in second language (L2) learning helps to understand the critical personality mechanisms influencing language learning. The present study examined the...

Single grit scratching is a basic form of material removal for many processes, such as grinding single point diamond turning and coating bonding performance tests. It has been widely used in the study of micro-scale and nano-scale material removal me...

University student wellbeing, viewed as a crucial factor for academic achievement, has become a significant concern for educational systems worldwide due to the growing incidence of students with increased stress and emotional health problems. Adopti...

Individuals with disabilities who engage in regular physical activity reduce their risk of diseases such as obesity and heart disease, as well as other risk factors; relieve tense emotions, and improve their quality of life via interaction with other...

This study investigates how resilience and multidimensional happiness at work (HAW), comprising work engagement, job satisfaction, and affective organizational commitment, contribute to grit among employees in high-pressure service environments. Draw...

This study examined the associations among emotional intelligence (EI), grit, motivation, and second language (L2) learning performance, with particular attention to the mediating roles of grit and motivation. A sample of 801 Chinese university stude...

Adverse health effects caused by exposure to airborne particles have been detected in recent years, however there is little knowledge about exposure to ultrafine particles with a diameter <100 nm. In this study, particle number concentration and s...

Residual particles embedded at the bond coat/substrate (BC/SUB) interface after grit blasting can affect the failure behavior of thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) under thermal cycling. This study employed a 2D finite element model combining the cohesi...

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...

This study examined the impact of a targeted educational intervention on enhancing grit and critical thinking skills among 10-year-old primary school students in rural Chile. The intervention, involving 153 students from six public schools, used a la...

Residual grit particles introduced during grit blasting are important process-induced defects that can significantly affect the interfacial damage evolution of thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) under thermal cycling; however, the coupled effects of the...

As the hospitality industry adapts to meet customers’ increasing demand for wellness, incorporating innovative wellness services (WSs) has become a crucial strategy to retain customer engagement. This study explored how the psychological trait...

This study explored how Myanmar undergraduates’ language learning (L2) grit, L2 motivation, and self-assessed proficiency in English are related. The study was conducted in a Myanmar context, involving tertiary students from a public university...

GRIT, which was conceptualized by the American psychologist Duckworth, was designed by grouping growth (G), resilience (R), intrinsic motivation (I), and tenacity (T), which means continuing to be patient and put in effort to achieve goals without be...

The challenges faced by students during Physical Education classes embrace both physical and academic aspects. Therefore, each individual possesses a series of internal psychological mechanisms, such as Grit, which allow them to adapt and overcome th...

No study to date has simultaneously examined the commonalities and unique aspects of positive psychological factors and whether these factors uniquely account for a reduction in suicide risk. Using a factor analytic approach, the current study examin...

The interplay among classroom environment, grit, and enjoyment in shaping the feedback-seeking behavior (FSB) of Chinese English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners remains underexplored. This study investigates how the classroom psychological envir...

Background: This study aims to explore the potential factors that can support Ph.D. students in completing their theses in a timely manner while maintaining their mental well-being. Theory: Based on the JD-R model, we discriminate between two indepen...

Schools need teachers’ professional performance to ensure the quality of educational output. Therefore, this research explores teachers’ professional performance based on digital literacy, grit, and instructional quality mediated by teach...

Nursing performance can be an evaluation indicator of hospitals. Therefore, improving it positively affects the development of nurses, patients, guardians, hospitals, and society. This descriptive correlational study was conducted to provide basic da...

Academic satisfaction is an important indicator of students’ academic experiences and is closely related to their continued engagement in learning and future professional development. Although gratitude, academic buoyancy, and academic grit are...

This quasi-experimental study evaluated the effectiveness of two school-based interventions aiming to reduce academic stress and alleviate burnout symptoms. Using cluster sampling, a total of 128 middle schoolers (M_age = 13.48, 42.2% female) from two...

The present study aimed to compare the color stability of different types of zirconia with and without grit blasting (GB) after they were immersed in staining drinks. Two hundred and forty zirconia samples (N = 240) belonging equally to three differe...

Career construction is a crucial developmental task of adolescence. Previous research widely examined predictors of career construction resources but rarely explored the antecedents of career construction behaviors. Based on the career construction m...

Background: Recognizing the under-examined socio-cognitive mindfulness and achievement emotions in nursing, this study aimed to examine the relationships between grit, socio-cognitive mindfulness, and achievement emotions among nursing students, as w...

Background: Healthcare systems contribute significantly to environmental pollution, energy consumption, and resource depletion, making sustainability an increasingly important environmental and public health priority. Nurses, as frontline healthcare...

Studies on language-learning psychology demonstrate that perceived teacher confirmation may contribute to student motivation, grit and engagement. However, little attention has been paid to investigating the role of perceived teacher confirmation in...

Problematic Internet use (PIU) is currently becoming a more serious public health concern, representing a deleterious effect on adolescent adaptive emotional and behavioral patterns. Given the prevalence of PIU and its deleterious impact on adolescen...

Background: Mindfulness-based interventions are well-established in the field of psychotherapy, and such interventions have also gained increased attention in the field of sport psychology, either to cope with psychological pressure or to improve an...

Grit blasting as a pretreatment process for the substrate surface before thermal spraying is of great importance for assuring the service performance of thermal spraying coatings. In this work, a novel hybrid artificial neural network (ANN) was prese...

The purpose of this study is to identify how self-esteem of middle school students for mental care influences their academic achievement and to verify the mediation effect of GRIT on academic enthusiasm. Data of 2590 first graders in middle school fr...

This descriptive cross-sectional study investigated the relationship between grit, emergency nursing competency, positive nursing organisational culture, and burnout among emergency department nurses and identified the factors influencing burnout. Th...

Artificial intelligence and positive psychology play crucial roles in education, yet there is limited research on how these psychological factors influence learners’ use of AI, particularly in language education. Grounded in self-determination...

This study examined the relationship between perceived mother- and father-initiated motivational climate and grit in youth male team sports players. A total of 336 players from five team sports (basketball, football, handball, volleyball, and water p...

Ultrasonic vibration-assisted grinding (UVAG) is regarded as a superior method for the fabrication of ceramic dentures, due to its outstanding performance in hard and brittle materials’ machining. The surface roughness of dentures has a critical effe...

Background: Individuals who possess passion and perseverance to extensively work and study through challenges and adversity to achieve a set of goals are likely to reach higher achievement compared to others who lack similar facets. However, an under...

Diamond grinding wheels (DGWs) have a central role in cutting-edge industries such as aeronautics or defense and spatial applications. Characterizations of DGWs are essential to optimize the design and machining performance of such cutting tools. Thu...