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Sutter, Matthias ORCID: 0000-0002-6143-8706, Untertrifaller, Anna and Zoller, Claudia (2022). Grit increases strongly in early childhood and is related to parental background. Sci Rep, 12 (1). BERLIN: NATURE PORTFOLIO. ISSN 2045-2322

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Abstract

Grit has been identified as a very important non-cognitive skill that is positively related to educational achievements and labor market success. Recently, it has also been found to be malleable through interventions in primary schools. Yet, little is still known about its development in early childhood and the influence of family background. We present an experiment with 429 children, aged 3-6 years. We measure the level of grit as children's perseverance in a real effort task and their willingness to challenge themselves successfully with another, more difficult task. Based on a principal component analysis, we find that grit increases strongly with age. Parents' assessment of their child's grit is correlated with the actual behavior of their child. Education of parents plays a role for perseverance. Yet, children's level of patience is unrelated to their level of grit.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Sutter, Matthias UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-6143-8706 UNSPECIFIED Untertrifaller, Anna UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Zoller, Claudia UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-677044
DOI:	10.1038/s41598-022-07542-4
Journal or Publication Title:	Sci Rep
Volume:	12
Number:	1
Date:	2022
Publisher:	NATURE PORTFOLIO
Place of Publication:	BERLIN
ISSN:	2045-2322
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Management, Economy and Social Sciences
Divisions:	Center of Excellence C-SEB
Subjects:	Economics
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language ECONOMICS Multiple languages Multidisciplinary Sciences Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/67704