Grit

For questions 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, and 17, assign the following points: 5 = Very much like me, 4 = Mostly like me, 3 = Somewhat like me, 2 = Not much at all like me, 1 = Not like me at all. For questions 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, and 16, assign the following points: 1 = Very much like me, 2 = Mostly like me, 3 = Somewhat like me, 4 = Not much at all like me, 5 = Not like me at all. Grit is calculated as the average score for items 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, and 17. The Consistency of Interest subscale is calculated as the average score for items 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, and 16. The Perseverance of Effort subscale is calculated as the average score for items 2, 6, 8, 11, 14, and 17. The Brief Grit Scale score is calculated as the average score for items 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 17. Ambition is calculated as the average score for items 1, 4, 12, 13, and 15.