Anxiety Mood.  2019 Apr;15(1):53-60. 10.24986/anxmod.2019.15.1.53.

Reliability and Validity of Korean version of GRIT

• Lee U
• Lim SW
• Shin YC
• Shin DW
• Oh KS
• Kim SY
• Kim YH
• Jeon SW

• KMID: 2448014
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.24986/anxmod.2019.15.1.53

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
GRIT is a non-cognitive trait which is defined as perseverance and passion for long-term goals. It predicts success, performance and thedifference from other traits. The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the Korean version of the GRIT scale.
METHODS
A total of 92 patients were enrolled in the study. All patients received psychiatric assessment including Clinical Useful Depression Outcome Scale (CUDOS), Clinical Useful Anxiety Outcome Scale (CUXOS), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-15), Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CDRS), Brief Resilience Scale (BRS), and GRIT as well as demographic assessment. Cronbach's alpha coefficient of total GRIT score and the split-half reliability of each item was calculated to assess test reliability. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed to select the best fitting model and assess construct validity. Finally, a correlation analysis was performed to check convergent and discriminant validity.
RESULTS
Cronbach's alpha coefficient for GRIT was found to be 0.85 and all Cronbach's alpha were more than 0.8 even in cases where all items were deleted. We found 3 appropriate factor models in exploratory factor analysis, compared them with 3 models and chose the 2-factor model as the most suitable based on the best fit test. Finally, correlation of the GRIT with CUDOS, CUXOS, PHQ-15, CDRS and BRS were statistically significant (all p<0.01), with relatively low correlation coefficient.
CONCLUSION
This study indicates that the Korean version of GRIT is a reliable and valid instrument for investigating individual power of passion and perseverance.

Keyword

GRIT; Korean version; Reliability; Validity; Factor analysis

MeSH Terms

Anxiety
Depression
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Humans
Reproducibility of Results*