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Academic grit scale for Chinese middle- and upper-grade primary school students: testing its factor structure and
Rongmao Lin1, Yanping Chen2,3, Yilin Shen2
1School of psychology, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, China. lrm990527@hotmail.com.
BMC Psychology
|March 15, 2024
Summary
The Academic Grit Scale (AGS) demonstrates a strong, unified structure in Chinese early adolescents. This validated measure of academic grit correlates with positive emotions and achievement.
Area of Science:
- Educational Psychology
- Psychometrics
Background:
- The Academic Grit Scale (AGS) is a new tool for measuring academic grit.
- Its factor structure and measurement invariance require further validation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To test the factor structure and measurement invariance of the AGS in Chinese early adolescents.
- To provide evidence for the construct validity of the Chinese AGS.
Main Methods:
- A large sample of 1,894 Chinese early adolescents (aged 9-14) completed the AGS.
- Confirmatory factor analysis was used to examine the factor structure and measurement invariance.
Main Results:
- The bifactor model indicated the AGS is primarily driven by a general factor, supporting a univocal solution.
- Scalar level measurement invariance was confirmed for gender and grade.
- Academic grit showed significant positive associations with academic emotions and achievement.
Conclusions:
- The Chinese version of the AGS is a valid and reliable measure for early adolescents.
- The findings support using the total score for the AGS.
- The scale demonstrates good criteria-related validity, linking grit to academic success.
Keywords:
Academic gritAcademic grit scaleFactor structureMeasurement invarianceMiddle- and upper-grade primary school studentsMore Related Videos
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