Fabian T. C. Schmidt|Gabriel Nagy|Johanna Fleckenstein|Jens Møller|Jan Retelsdorf
Same Same, but Different? Relations between Facets of Conscientiousness and Grit
Universität Hamburg|Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education|Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education|Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education|University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland|Kiel University|Universität Hamburg
constructs grit conscientiousness closely connected however relationship analysed accounting complex structure conscientiousness multifaceted conception grit perseverance effort consistency interest study analysed connection considering hierarchical structure conscientiousness differentiating superordinate factor firstlevel common factor industriousness lower level unique factors drawing two samples n 413 age 1529 n 530 age 3175 applied extension procedure confirmatory factor analysis enables simultaneous investigation relationships levels perseverance facet grit tightly aligned common factors 95 shared variance strongly related industriousness factor consistency shared less variance common factors conscientiousness 53 additionally correlated selfdiscipline facet results global grit scale similar results perseverance grit appears construct combines superordinate industrious aspects conscientiousness shares unique aspect selfdiscipline facet suggests grit facets fully integrated hierarchical structure conscientiousness