Grit’s Incremental Validity over Non-Cognitive Predictors of Job-Relevant Outcomes
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https://doi.org/10.24837/pru.v21i1.522Keywords:
grit, personality, core self-evaluations, job satisfaction, counter-productive work behaviors, performanceAbstract
This study analyzes grit's validity in predicting several work-relevant outcomes (in-role performance, counter-productive work behaviors, job satisfaction) over the Five-Factor Model, and core self-evaluations. Hierarchical regression analyses were used in order to estimate grit's incremental validity over the canonical five-factor dimensions and core-self-evaluation. Findings indicate that grit does not explain significant amounts of variance in job-related outcomes.
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