Different Dimensions of Grit as the Predictor of Job-Search Intensity and Clarity

Abstract

Job-search is considered as a developmental task for college students to move from campus to workplace. Based on the self-determination theory, 859 Chinese college students were selected as the study sample and hierarchical regression analysis was used to explore the perseverance of effort and consistency of interest on job-search intensity and clarity. The survey showed that the perseverance of effort has a significant positive effect on the job-search intensity, while it has no significant positive effect on job-search clarity. Consistency of interest has a significant negative effect on job-search intensity and a significant positive effect on job-search clarity. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed and the directions for future research are outlined in this study.

Association between grit and depressive symptoms among medical students, moderated by academic performance

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Bleeding hearts and heartless believers: How political ideology impacts consumer grit and moral consumer choices

“…Suggesting that there should be times when these dimensions should predict better together (e.g., West Point Graduation; Duckworth et al, 2007) and times when each dimension is a better predictor than the focal construct. For example, a recent study related to job search clarity found the perseverance dimension to be nonsignificant but passion to be significant (Yu et al, 2022). Building on these findings, we examine how political ideology can influence each facet of grit.…”

Persistence as a multidimensional construct: A new insight into the multidimensional persistence scale

“…They continue to remain a key concept across different management theories concerning job performance (e.g., Campbell, 1990), work motivation (e.g., Jordan et al, 2019; Locke & Latham, 1990), entrepreneurship (e.g., Uy et al, 2015), organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) (e.g., Borman & Motowidlo, 1993; Lee et al, 2018), or strategic management (e.g., Waldman & Yammarino, 1999). Also, research, especially in academic settings, has shown that “staying on task” and “keeping on despite obstacles and fears” result in higher academic achievement (Wolters & Hussain, 2015), better grades (Muenks et al, 2017), higher productivity (Hodge et al, 2018), higher job‐search intensity after graduation (Credé et al, 2017; Yu et al, 2022), and higher “re‐employment efficacy” (Wanberg et al, 2010). Furthermore, due to the fact that persistent‐related constructs are perceived by management as more controllable than cognitive skills (Weiner et al, 1972), they are important factors in both employee evaluation and staffing decisions (Soliman & Buehler, 2018), usually with management promoting determined employees who have made a commitment to continue to try to improve.…”