GRIT: A Non-Cognitive Attribute of University Students

Abstract

Individuals with the passion and perseverance to work and study extensively despite obstacles and hardship to attain a set of objectives are more likely to succeed than others who lack comparable characteristics. Grit is a personality attribute that predicts success and performance in higher education. The purpose of this study was to examine university students' grit and demographic differences. The study was quantitative, and data from 1,230 randomly chosen university respondents were gathered using a survey method. Duckworth's Grit scale was used to assess the degree of grit and its demographic variables. Descriptive statistics (frequencies, percentages, means, and Standard Deviation) and inferential statistics (independent sample-test t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Post Hoc Tukey) were used to analyze the data and draw conclusions for the study. Findings demonstrated that grit level was medium and female students were more gritty than male students. Commerce students have more power of grit than science and arts students. Similarly, MPhil students who were more experienced had more control of grit than their juniors.