UNDERSTANDING HOW GRIT AND EGO-RESILIENCE INFLUENCE STRESS IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
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grit, Duckworth, Ego-resilience , Stress, AnxietyAbstract
In recent times, stress, happiness, grit, and resilience have been identified as key concepts related to the well-being of college students, and they have been a concern among psychologists and experts in related fields. Grit is believed to be a stable characteristic or disposition that an individual possesses, similar to other traits like personality traits, which influence their attitudes and behaviours. Highly gritty individuals are expected to display a far greater persistence in pursuing their set goals irrespective of the number of setbacks, obstacles, distractions or any other hurdles than their less gritty counterparts. In the context of an educational setup, grit is showcased as the potentially significant factor in determining outcomes of several factors such as engagement of students in the class/course, level of achievement, retention and their probability to graduate from college/school (Wolters & Hussain, 2014).
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