Different Dimensions of Grit as the Predictor of Job-Search Intensity and Clarity

• DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.825509
• Publication Date: 2022-06-27T16:08:06Z
• Authors: Xuan Yu; Yue Yuan; Xuhong Liu; Bin He
• Keywords: 4. Education; 0502 economics and business; 05 social sciences; consistency of interest; Psychology; job search clarity; grit; perseverance of effort; job-search intensity; BF1-990

Job-search is considered as a developmental task for college students to move from campus to workplace. Based on the self-determination theory, 859 Chinese college students were selected as the study sample and hierarchical regression analysis was used to explore the perseverance of effort and consistency of interest on job-search intensity and clarity. The survey showed that the perseverance of effort has a significant positive effect on the job-search intensity, while it has no significant positive effect on job-search clarity. Consistency of interest has a significant negative effect on job-search intensity and a significant positive effect on job-search clarity. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed and the directions for future research are outlined in this study.