Motivational Factors Are Varying across Age Groups and Gender

• DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19095207
• Publication Date: 2022-04-26T01:16:28Z
• Authors: Hermundur Sigmund...; Monika Haga; Magdalena Elnes; Benjamin Holen Dy...; Fanny Hermundsdottir
• Keywords: Mindset; Grit; Passion

The aim of the current study was to explore differences in passion for achievement, grit, and mindset across age gender, by using a cross-sectional design. sample consisted 1548 participants including 931 females 617 males aged from 13 77 years (Mage 26.53 years, SD = 11.77). eight-item Passion Achievement Scale used assess general Grit-S scale grit. Mindset assessed Theories Intelligence (TIS). results indicated significant between three factors related age, groups, gender. For total sample, there gender difference passion, where score higher, growth mindset, higher. With decreases until 50-59, slightly increases remaining groups. After decrease grit first (13-19 years) second (20-29 group, with age. scores decline strongly after 40-49. Generally, patterns show that life-span, while increases. Indeed, these attributes seems be different each other, how they change varies