A Psychometric Investigation of the Short Grit Scale With a Sample of School Counselors

We examined the psychometric properties of the Short Grit Scale with a sample of school counselors. The confirmatory factor analysis resulted in a modified 2-factor solution and internal reliability estimates were satisfactory. Furthermore, participants' grit inversely correlated with their str...

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Published inMeasurement and evaluation in counseling and development Vol. 51; no. 3; pp. 151 - 162
Main Authors Mullen, Patrick R., Crowe, Allison
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Alexandria Routledge 01.01.2018
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Anxiety
Burnout
Confirmatory factor analysis
Coping
Correlation
Counselors
Elementary Secondary Education
Factor Analysis
grit
Likert Scales
Maximum Likelihood Statistics
Measures (Individuals)
Psychometrics
Quantitative psychology
Reliability
Resilience (Psychology)
School Counseling
School Counselors
Statistical Analysis
stress
Stress Variables
Test Reliability
Test Validity
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Summary:We examined the psychometric properties of the Short Grit Scale with a sample of school counselors. The confirmatory factor analysis resulted in a modified 2-factor solution and internal reliability estimates were satisfactory. Furthermore, participants' grit inversely correlated with their stress and burnout. We discuss the implications of these findings.
ISSN:0748-1756
1947-6302
DOI:10.1080/07481756.2018.1435194