Passion or Perseverance? The Effect of Perceived Autonomy Support and Grit on Academic Performance in College
Elisa Huéscar Hernández1, Juan Antonio Moreno-Murcia2, Luís Cid3,4
1Psicología de la Salud Department, Edificio Altamira, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Avda. Universidad, s/n, 30202 Elche, Alicante, Spain.
Background:
Individuals who possess passion and perseverance to extensively work and study through challenges and adversity to achieve a set of goals are likely to reach higher achievement compared to others who lack similar facets. However, an under-researched question lingers over the effect of teacher-induced behaviors on academic outcomes such as grades and performance. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between teacher-induced autonomy support and student academic performance considering the mediating effect of basic psychological needs satisfaction, intrinsic motivation, and grit as two-independent factors.
Methods:
A convenience sample of 474 Sports Science students (M = 21.83 years; SD = 3.91) participated in the study. All participants completed a multi-section survey assessing the variables under analysis.
Results:
The measurement and structural model displayed acceptable fit, hence direct and indirect effects were examined among the variables of interest. Basic psychological needs and intrinsic motivation seem to display a mediating role between perceived autonomy support and academic performance, through perseverance. Contrarily, grit-passion did not exhibit a significant indirect effect.
Conclusions:
Current results shed new insights on how perseverance can shape student motivation and school success considering the autonomy support induced by teachers.
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