“…In addition, personality factors are found to be critical for student achievement (Poropat, ). For the past few years, a growing body of studies has indicated that grit, a newly explored personality trait, plays a crucial role in personal achievement (Duckworth, Peterson, Matthews, & Kelly, ; Duckworth and Quinn, ; Duckworth, Quinn, & Seligman, ; Duckworth, Kirby, Tsukayama, Berstein, & Ericsson, ; Eskreis‐Winkler, Shulman, Beal, & Duckworth, ; Kelly, Matthews, & Bartone, ; Maddi, Matthews, Kelly, Villarreal, & White, ; Reed, Pritschet, & Cutton, ; Suzuki, Tamesue, Asahi, & Ishikawa, ). The concept of grit was first introduced by Duckworth and her colleagues, who defined it as a person's tendency to sustain continual perseverance and passion for achieving long‐term goals (Duckworth et al, ).…”