Assessing construct validity of the Grit-S in Chinese employees.

Authors :: Zhong C
Wang MC
Shou Y
Ren F
Zhang X
Li M
Yang W
Source :: PloS one [PLoS One] 2018 Dec 21; Vol. 13 (12), pp. e0209319. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Dec 21 (Print Publication: 2018).
Publication Year :: 2018
Abstract: 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.<br />Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.