Frontiers in Education (Jan 2024)

Basic psychological needs and GRIT in Peruvian university students

  • Nohemi Marcelo-Torres,
  • Maria Pia Manyari-Masias,
  • Raymundo Calderón-Sánchez,
  • Veronica Tutte,
  • Regina Brandão,
  • Tomás Caycho-Rodríguez,
  • Mario Reyes-Bossio

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2024.1282448
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9

Abstract

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IntroductionThe present quantitative study of predictive design aims to determine the influence of basic psychological needs and some socio-demographic variables on GRIT, in a sample constituted by scholarship students financed by PRONABEC from a private university in Lima.MethodsThe GRIT Scale and Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration Scale were applied to 865 students, 54.7% were female, the ages fluctuated between 16 and 47 years of age, 74.5% were residents in Lima.ResultsThe results demonstrated that Basic Psychological Need’s satisfaction has a positive influence on GRIT. On the other hand, there is a negative relationship between the GRIT dimensions (consistency and perseverance) and BPN frustration. In addition, women and first generation students showed higher GRIT levels.DiscussionThis research confirms a high degree of influence of the competence needs satisfaction dimension on the GRIT and the influence of sociodemographic variables in achieving objectives.

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