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Assessing construct validity of the Grit-S in Chinese employees

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  • Chuxian Zhong
  • Meng-Cheng Wang
  • Yiyun Shou
  • Fen Ren
  • Xintong Zhang
  • Mingshu Li
  • Wendeng Yang

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This research examined the psychometric properties and construct validity of the Short Grit Scale (Grit-S) in Chinese insurance employees (N = 2,363; 37% males; mean age = 35.14). Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were used to determine the factor structure of the Grit-S. The resulting model was tested by multi-group CFA for the factorial invariance of the Grit-S across genders and age groups. Results showed that the Grit-S could be best explained by a two-factor model containing consistency of interest (α = .70) and perseverance of effort (α = .75). The factor model was equivalent across genders and age groups. The scores of the Grit-S were significantly correlated with external criteria variables including mental wellbeing and job performance. Overall, our findings suggested that the Grit-S can be a promising assessment of the grit trait in Chinese employees.

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  • Chuxian Zhong & Meng-Cheng Wang & Yiyun Shou & Fen Ren & Xintong Zhang & Mingshu Li & Wendeng Yang, 2018. "Assessing construct validity of the Grit-S in Chinese employees," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(12), pages 1-14, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0209319
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209319
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