Grit-S is a self-reflection tool, not a diagnosis. For personalised guidance, consider talking with a qualified professional.
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Grit blends unwavering effort with sustained interest across months or years, enabling people to learn complex skills, complete challenging degrees, or remain committed to ambitious personal projects. Psychologists treat it as a reliable predictor of long-term achievement rather than momentary motivation.
The Short Grit Scale presents eight research-validated statements. You rate each one on a 1 – 5 agreement scale. A reactive engine reverses four items, averages the responses, and immediately classifies the result as Low, Moderate, or High perseverance and passion.
Use it to check your readiness for demanding goals such as completing a marathon training plan or finishing a doctoral thesis. Results do not constitute a clinical diagnosis.
Grit reflects two dimensions—perseverance of effort and consistency of interest—first formalised by Duckworth et al. The Short Grit Scale retains the original construct while halving item count, preserving validity for quick self-assessments. Each item response (ri) ranges from 1 “Not like me at all” to 5 “Very much like me”.
The engine reverse-scores items 1, 3, 5 and 7, then computes the mean:
| Mean Score | Category | Implication |
|---|---|---|
| < 2.5 | Low | Limited perseverance; frequent goal changes. |
| 2.5 – 3.59 | Moderate | Average resilience; benefits from focus training. |
| ≥ 3.6 | High | Strong persistence and sustained passion. |
Key validation studies include Duckworth, Quinn (2009) and Credé, Tynan (2015) meta-analysis questioning incremental prediction beyond conscientiousness.
The calculation occurs entirely in your browser and processes no sensitive health data, aligning with GDPR principles of data minimisation.
Follow these simple steps to obtain your grit category.
Your mean reflects how consistently and persistently you pursue long-term aims. Compare it to the Low, Moderate, and High bands explained above.
No. All answers remain in local memory; nothing is transmitted or retained once you close the page.
Yes. Refresh the page or change responses to obtain a new average. Multiple attempts can show how context influences grit.
Grit supports sustained effort but does not override skill, resources, or environmental barriers. Treat it as one factor among many.
The Short Grit Scale was created by Angela Duckworth and Patrick Quinn to streamline the original 12-item Grit-O measure.