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Motivational Factors Are Varying across Age Groups and Gender

The aim of the current study was to explore differences in passion for achievement, grit, and mindset across age and gender, by using a cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of 1548 participants including 931 females and 617 males aged from 13 to 77 years (Mage 26.53 years, SD = 11.77). The e...

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Autores principales: Sigmundsson, Hermundur, Haga, Monika, Elnes, Magdalena, Dybendal, Benjamin Holen, Hermundsdottir, Fanny
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Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9099811/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35564599
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095207
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author Sigmundsson, Hermundur
Haga, Monika
Elnes, Magdalena
Dybendal, Benjamin Holen
Hermundsdottir, Fanny
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Haga, Monika
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description The aim of the current study was to explore differences in passion for achievement, grit, and mindset across age and gender, by using a cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of 1548 participants including 931 females and 617 males aged from 13 to 77 years (Mage 26.53 years, SD = 11.77). The eight-item Passion for Achievement Scale was used to assess general passion and the Grit-S scale was used to assess grit. Mindset was assessed using the eight-item Theories of Intelligence Scale (TIS). The results indicated significant differences between the three factors related to age, age groups, and gender. For the total sample, there was a significant gender difference in passion, where males score higher, and growth mindset, where females score higher. With age, passion decreases until the age of 50–59, and slightly increases for the remaining age groups. After a decrease in grit between the first (13–19 years) and the second (20–29 years) age group, grit increases with age. Mindset scores decline strongly after the age of 40–49. Generally, the patterns show that mindset and passion decrease across the life-span, while grit increases. Indeed, these attributes seems to be different from each other, and how they change varies across age groups.
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spelling pubmed-90998112022-05-14 Motivational Factors Are Varying across Age Groups and Gender Sigmundsson, Hermundur Haga, Monika Elnes, Magdalena Dybendal, Benjamin Holen Hermundsdottir, Fanny Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The aim of the current study was to explore differences in passion for achievement, grit, and mindset across age and gender, by using a cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of 1548 participants including 931 females and 617 males aged from 13 to 77 years (Mage 26.53 years, SD = 11.77). The eight-item Passion for Achievement Scale was used to assess general passion and the Grit-S scale was used to assess grit. Mindset was assessed using the eight-item Theories of Intelligence Scale (TIS). The results indicated significant differences between the three factors related to age, age groups, and gender. For the total sample, there was a significant gender difference in passion, where males score higher, and growth mindset, where females score higher. With age, passion decreases until the age of 50–59, and slightly increases for the remaining age groups. After a decrease in grit between the first (13–19 years) and the second (20–29 years) age group, grit increases with age. Mindset scores decline strongly after the age of 40–49. Generally, the patterns show that mindset and passion decrease across the life-span, while grit increases. Indeed, these attributes seems to be different from each other, and how they change varies across age groups. MDPI 2022-04-25 /pmc/articles/PMC9099811/ /pubmed/35564599 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095207 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title_short Motivational Factors Are Varying across Age Groups and Gender
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9099811/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35564599
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095207
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