Duckworth, Angela L.

Grit: perseverance and passion for long-term goals

Duckworth, A. L., Peterson, C., Matthews, M. D., & Kelly, D. R. (2007) · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Grit, Self-Efficacy, and MotivationPerfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies

Cited by 6,911

Development and validation of the short grit scale (grit-s)

Duckworth, A. L., & Quinn, P. D. (2009) · Journal of Personality Assessment

Grit, Self-Efficacy, and MotivationPerfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies

Cited by 3,376

Self-discipline outdoes IQ in predicting academic performance of adolescents.

Duckworth, A. L., & Seligman, M. E. P. (2005) · Psychological Science

Grit, Self-Efficacy, and MotivationEducation, Achievement, and Giftedness

Cited by 2,253

A national experiment reveals where a growth mindset improves achievement

Yeager, D. S., Hanselman, P., Walton, G. M., Murray, J. S., Crosnoe, R., Muller, C., Tipton, E., Schneider, B., Hulleman, C. S., Hinojosa, C. P., et al. (2019) · Nature

Education, Achievement, and GiftednessGrit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation

Cited by 1,513

An opportunity cost model of subjective effort and task performance

Kurzban, R., Duckworth, A., Kable, J. W., & Myers, J. (2013) · Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesBehavioral Health and Interventions

Cited by 1,381

Self-discipline gives girls the edge: Gender in self-discipline, grades, and achievement test scores.

Duckworth, A. L., & Seligman, M. E. P. (2006) · Journal of Educational Psychology

Education, Achievement, and GiftednessGrit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation

Cited by 1,097

A meta-analysis of the convergent validity of self-control measures

Duckworth, A. L., & Kern, M. L. (2011) · Journal of Research in Personality

Behavioral Health and InterventionsGrit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation

Cited by 1,031

Self-Control and Grit: Related but Separable Determinants of Success

Duckworth, A., & Gross, J. J. (2014) · Current Directions in Psychological Science

Grit, Self-Efficacy, and MotivationBehavioral Health and Interventions

Cited by 1,025

Measurement Matters: Assessing Personal Qualities Other Than Cognitive Ability for Educational Purposes

Duckworth, A. L., & Yeager, D. S. (2015) · Educational Researcher

Grit, Self-Efficacy, and MotivationEarly Childhood Education and Development

Cited by 993

The grit effect: Predicting retention in the military, the workplace, school and marriage

Eskreis-Winkler, L., Shulman, E. P., Beal, S. A., & Duckworth, A. L. (2014) · Frontiers in Psychology

Grit, Self-Efficacy, and MotivationLeadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies

Cited by 955

Self-Control and Academic Achievement

Duckworth, A. L., Taxer, J. L., Eskreis-Winkler, L., Galla, B. M., & Gross, J. J. (2019) · Annual Review of Psychology

Grit, Self-Efficacy, and MotivationBehavioral Health and Interventions

Cited by 662

Deliberate Practice Spells Success: Why Grittier Competitors Triumph at the National Spelling Bee

Duckworth, A. L., Kirby, T. A., Tsukayama, E., Berstein, H., & Ericsson, K. A. (2011) · Social Psychological and Personality Science

Grit, Self-Efficacy, and MotivationSport Psychology and Performance

Cited by 560

Personality Psychology and Economics

Almlund, M., Duckworth, A. L., Heckman, J., & Kautz, T. (2011) · National Bureau of Economic Research

Personality Traits and PsychologyDecision-Making and Behavioral Economics

Cited by 540

What No Child Left Behind leaves behind: The roles of IQ and self-control in predicting standardized achievement test scores and report card grades.

Duckworth, A. L., Quinn, P. D., & Tsukayama, E. (2012) · Journal of Educational Psychology

Cognitive Abilities and TestingEducation, Achievement, and Giftedness

Cited by 416

Promise and Paradox: Measuring Students’ Non-Cognitive Skills and the Impact of Schooling

West, M. R., Kraft, M. A., Finn, A. S., Martin, R. E., Duckworth, A. L., Gabrieli, C. F. O., & Gabrieli, J. D. E. (2016) · Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Grit, Self-Efficacy, and MotivationSchool Choice and Performance

Cited by 351

RETRACTED: Role of test motivation in intelligence testing

Duckworth, A. L., Quinn, P. D., Lynam, D. R., Loeber, R., & Stouthamer-Loeber, M. (2011) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Cognitive Abilities and TestingEducation, Achievement, and Giftedness

Cited by 344

The Significance of Self-control

Duckworth, A. L. (2011) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Behavioral Health and InterventionsNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Cited by 272

Can adolescents learn self-control? Delay of gratification in the development of control over risk taking

Romer, D., Duckworth, A. L., Sznitman, S., & Park, S. (2010) · Prevention Science

Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesDecision-Making and Behavioral Economics

Cited by 264

Establishing Causality Using Longitudinal Hierarchical Linear Modeling: An Illustration Predicting Achievement From Self-Control

Duckworth, A. L., Tsukayama, E., & May, H. (2010) · Social Psychological and Personality Science

Grit, Self-Efficacy, and MotivationPersonality Traits and Psychology

Cited by 234

From Fantasy to Action: Mental Contrasting With Implementation Intentions (MCII) Improves Academic Performance in Children

Duckworth, A. L., Kirby, T. A., Gollwitzer, A., & Oettingen, G. (2013) · Social Psychological and Personality Science

Behavioral Health and InterventionsEducation, Achievement, and Giftedness

Cited by 171

Cognitive and noncognitive predictors of success

Duckworth, A. L., Quirk, A., Gallop, R., Hoyle, R. H., Kelly, D. R., & Matthews, M. D. (2019) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Grit, Self-Efficacy, and MotivationCognitive Abilities and Testing

Cited by 170

Life stress impairs self-control in early adolescence

Duckworth, A. L., Kim, B., & Tsukayama, E. (2013) · Frontiers in Psychology

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Cited by 139

The “Batman Effect”: Improving Perseverance in Young Children

White, R. E., Prager, E. O., Schaefer, C., Kross, E., Duckworth, A. L., & Carlson, S. M. (2017) · Child Development

Child and Animal Learning DevelopmentGrit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation

Cited by 119

The effect of self-distancing on adaptive versus maladaptive self-reflection in children.

Kross, E., Duckworth, A., Ayduk, O., Tsukayama, E., & Mischel, W. (2011) · Emotion

Emotions and Moral BehaviorChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Cited by 91