Grit as a Predictor and Outcome of Educational, Professional, and Personal Success: A Systematic Review

Given the recent relevance of non-cognitive skills for consequential outcomes in the educational, personal, and professional domains, the objective of this systematic review was to synthesize the quality of the evidences on grit as predictor and outcome of educational, professional, and personal suc...

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Main Authors: Francisco D. Fernández-Martín, José L. Arco-Tirado, Mirian Hervás-Torres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2020-05-01
Series:Psicología Educativa: Revista de los Psicólogos de la Educación
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Online Access: https://journals.copmadrid.org/psed/art/psed2020a11
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author Francisco D. Fernández-Martín
José L. Arco-Tirado
Mirian Hervás-Torres
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José L. Arco-Tirado
Mirian Hervás-Torres
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description Given the recent relevance of non-cognitive skills for consequential outcomes in the educational, personal, and professional domains, the objective of this systematic review was to synthesize the quality of the evidences on grit as predictor and outcome of educational, professional, and personal success. A pre-specified systematic review protocol was designed and implemented to synthesize the qualitative finding. A systematic literature search was conducted across diverse platforms and databases. A narrative content analysis was adopted to analyze the results. The final sample of studies reviewed was 90. The following analytical themes were identified: grit as a predictor of educational, professional, and personal success, and grit as outcome of demographic, educational, professional, and personal success. The results suggest that the evidences of effectiveness of grit as a predictor are largely stronger than those of grit as outcome. Additionally, our findings unveil that research on this construct is off to a good start, even though higher-quality research is needed.
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spelling doaj.art-700548cca6b84c11a4179c5bac465a8d2022-12-22T01:59:55ZengColegio Oficial de Psicólogos de MadridPsicología Educativa: Revista de los Psicólogos de la Educación1135-755X2174-05262020-05-0126216317310.5093/psed2020a1111320559Grit as a Predictor and Outcome of Educational, Professional, and Personal Success: A Systematic ReviewFrancisco D. Fernández-Martín0José L. Arco-TiradoMirian Hervás-Torres1University of Granada, Granada, University of GranadaUniversity of Granada, Granada, University of GranadaGiven the recent relevance of non-cognitive skills for consequential outcomes in the educational, personal, and professional domains, the objective of this systematic review was to synthesize the quality of the evidences on grit as predictor and outcome of educational, professional, and personal success. A pre-specified systematic review protocol was designed and implemented to synthesize the qualitative finding. A systematic literature search was conducted across diverse platforms and databases. A narrative content analysis was adopted to analyze the results. The final sample of studies reviewed was 90. The following analytical themes were identified: grit as a predictor of educational, professional, and personal success, and grit as outcome of demographic, educational, professional, and personal success. The results suggest that the evidences of effectiveness of grit as a predictor are largely stronger than those of grit as outcome. Additionally, our findings unveil that research on this construct is off to a good start, even though higher-quality research is needed. https://journals.copmadrid.org/psed/art/psed2020a11 griteducational successprofessional successpersonal successevidence-based practice
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Grit as a Predictor and Outcome of Educational, Professional, and Personal Success: A Systematic Review
Psicología Educativa: Revista de los Psicólogos de la Educación
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educational success
professional success
personal success
evidence-based practice
title Grit as a Predictor and Outcome of Educational, Professional, and Personal Success: A Systematic Review
title_full Grit as a Predictor and Outcome of Educational, Professional, and Personal Success: A Systematic Review
title_fullStr Grit as a Predictor and Outcome of Educational, Professional, and Personal Success: A Systematic Review
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title_short Grit as a Predictor and Outcome of Educational, Professional, and Personal Success: A Systematic Review
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educational success
professional success
personal success
evidence-based practice
url https://journals.copmadrid.org/psed/art/psed2020a11
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