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An international validation of the Bolton Unistride Scale (BUSS) of tenacity
Academic success at University is increasingly believed to be a combination of personal characteristics like grit, resilience, strength-use, self-control, mind-set and wellbeing. The authors have developed a short 12-item measure of tenacity, the Bolton Uni-Stride Scale (BUSS) which incorporates the...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8916625/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35275945 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264889 |
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author | Kannangara, Chathurika Allen, Rosie Hochard, Kevin D. Carson, Jerome |
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description | Academic success at University is increasingly believed to be a combination of personal characteristics like grit, resilience, strength-use, self-control, mind-set and wellbeing. The authors have developed a short 12-item measure of tenacity, the Bolton Uni-Stride Scale (BUSS) which incorporates these elements. Previous work in the UK had established the reliability and validity of the BUSS. The present paper reports the findings of an International validation of BUSS across 30 countries (n = 1043). Participants completed the BUSS alongside other recognised scales. Factor analysis revealed an almost identical two-factor solution to previous work and the reliability and validity of the scale were supported using an international sample. The authors recommend however that the scale be used as a single score combining all 12 items. In the light of this, the authors suggest that the BUSS will be a useful measure to incorporate in studies of academic attainment. |
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spelling | pubmed-89166252022-03-12 An international validation of the Bolton Unistride Scale (BUSS) of tenacity Kannangara, Chathurika Allen, Rosie Hochard, Kevin D. Carson, Jerome PLoS One Research Article Academic success at University is increasingly believed to be a combination of personal characteristics like grit, resilience, strength-use, self-control, mind-set and wellbeing. The authors have developed a short 12-item measure of tenacity, the Bolton Uni-Stride Scale (BUSS) which incorporates these elements. Previous work in the UK had established the reliability and validity of the BUSS. The present paper reports the findings of an International validation of BUSS across 30 countries (n = 1043). Participants completed the BUSS alongside other recognised scales. Factor analysis revealed an almost identical two-factor solution to previous work and the reliability and validity of the scale were supported using an international sample. The authors recommend however that the scale be used as a single score combining all 12 items. In the light of this, the authors suggest that the BUSS will be a useful measure to incorporate in studies of academic attainment. Public Library of Science 2022-03-11 /pmc/articles/PMC8916625/ /pubmed/35275945 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264889 Text en © 2022 Kannangara et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Kannangara, Chathurika Allen, Rosie Hochard, Kevin D. Carson, Jerome An international validation of the Bolton Unistride Scale (BUSS) of tenacity |
title | An international validation of the Bolton Unistride Scale (BUSS) of tenacity |
title_full | An international validation of the Bolton Unistride Scale (BUSS) of tenacity |
title_fullStr | An international validation of the Bolton Unistride Scale (BUSS) of tenacity |
title_full_unstemmed | An international validation of the Bolton Unistride Scale (BUSS) of tenacity |
title_short | An international validation of the Bolton Unistride Scale (BUSS) of tenacity |
title_sort | international validation of the bolton unistride scale (buss) of tenacity |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8916625/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35275945 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264889 |
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