The measurement of persistence: an historical review.

Ryans, David G.

doi:10.1037/h0060780

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“…In this respect, Webb's (1915) claim for a general factor w for character (analogous to g for intelligence), called persistence of motives or will, conveyed this double face of volition and disposition. Webb's (1915) research has been followed by quite a number of studies (for a review, see Ryans, 1939) that have emphasized the significance of this factor in education. Wang's (1932) scale for measuring persistence may be conceived of as a precursor of central facets of Big Five's Conscientiousness.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Personality traits in learning and education

Raad

1996

Eur. J. Pers.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Personality traits in learning and education

Raad

1996

Eur. J. Pers.

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“…The unwillingness or inability to persist when experiencing emotional distress and somatic discomfort has long been posited as an important mechanism underlying many forms of psychopathology (Eyesenck, 1947; Linehan, 1993; Ryans, 1939). Distress tolerance is the behavioral tendency to continue to pursue a goal, such as sustained abstinence, despite encountering emotional distress.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Persistence on a Stress-challenge Task Before Initiating Buprenorphine Treatment Was Associated With Successful Transition From Opioid Use to Early Abstinence

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Brown

Sims

et al. 2012

Journal of Addiction Medicine

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Objectives Lapse to opiate use after initiation of buprenorphine treatment is common and is a strong predictor of poor treatment retention and increased risk of chronic opiate use. Drug-cues and situations or events associated with distress are known to provoke craving and increase risk for lapse. The current study evaluated the predictive validity of a behavioral index of persistence during a stress-challenge among opiate users identified as affectively vulnerable to lapse risk due to elevated depressive symptoms. Methods Patients from on ongoing clinical trial (n=48) completed a stress-challenge task prior to receiving their first dose of buprenorphine. Results After controlling for levels of craving on their induction day, persistence on the stress-challenge task prior to initiating buprenorphine treatment was associated with successful transition to early abstinence, and lower rates of opiate use during the initial three months of buprenorphine treatment across antidepressant and placebo groups. Conclusions Results from this preliminary study suggest the promise of laboratory-based behavioral paradigms in facilitating understanding of important mechanisms of early lapse. Identifying individual behavioral responses to drug- and stress-cues prior to attempts at abstinence may facilitate delivery of adjunctive behavioral treatments to prevent early lapse.

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“…Ratings of persistence by teachers, yielded correlations of *57 with achievement [48]. Too much credence must not be placed on such findings, since it may be largely due to the operation of the " halo effect", which may have caused teachers to rate highly for persistence the students with good academsc records.…”

Section: Persistencementioning

confidence: 87%