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The document provides instructions for taking the Short Grit Scale. It lists 8 statements to which respondents indicate how much each statement is like them. Responses are on a 5-point scale from "Very much like me" to "Not like me at all". Scoring instructions are given to calculate an overall grit score by assigning points to responses and averaging the total. Higher scores indicate greater grit or perseverance towards long-term goals.

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8-Item Grit 081011

The document provides instructions for taking the Short Grit Scale. It lists 8 statements to which respondents indicate how much each statement is like them. Responses are on a 5-point scale from "Very much like me" to "Not like me at all". Scoring instructions are given to calculate an overall grit score by assigning points to responses and averaging the total. Higher scores indicate greater grit or perseverance towards long-term goals.

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Short Grit Scale Directions for taking the Grit Scale: Please respond to the following 8 items.

Be honest there are no right or wrong answers!

1. New ideas and projects sometimes distract me from previous ones.* Very much like me Mostly like me Somewhat like me Not much like me Not like me at all 2. Setbacks dont discourage me. Very much like me Mostly like me Somewhat like me Not much like me Not like me at all 3. I have been obsessed with a certain idea or project for a short time but later lost interest.* Very much like me Mostly like me Somewhat like me Not much like me Not like me at all 4. I am a hard worker. Very much like me Mostly like me Somewhat like me Not much like me Not like me at all 5. I often set a goal but later choose to pursue a different one.* Very much like me Mostly like me Somewhat like me Not much like me Not like me at all 6. I have difficulty maintaining my focus on projects that take more than a few months to complete.* Very much like me Mostly like me Somewhat like me Not much like me Not like me at all

7. I finish whatever I begin. Very much like me Mostly like me Somewhat like me Not much like me Not like me at all 8. I am diligent. Very much like me Mostly like me Somewhat like me Not much like me Not like me at all

Scoring: 1. For questions 2, 4, 7 and 8 assign the following points: 5 = Very much like me 4 = Mostly like me 3 = Somewhat like me 2 = Not much like me 1 = Not like me at all 2. For questions 1, 3, 5 and 6 assign the following points: 1 = Very much like me 2 = Mostly like me 3 = Somewhat like me 4 = Not much like me 5 = Not like me at all Add up all the points and divide by 8. The maximum score on this scale is 5 (extremely gritty), and the lowest score on this scale is 1 (not at all gritty).

Grit Scale citation Duckworth, A.L, & Quinn, P.D. (2009). Development and validation of the Short Grit Scale (GritS). Journal of Personality Assessment, 91, 166-174. http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~duckwort/images/Duckworth%20and%20Quinn.pdf 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, 9, 1087-1101. http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~duckwort/images/Grit%20JPSP.pdf

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