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Grit Psychological Resources Scale (GPRS)

The GPRS provides an instrument that leaders, coaches, educators, and practitioners can easily administer to assess the level of psychological resources accumulated by an individual, team or group level. This information can inform where to focus development efforts and, in turn, help to maximise the use of available resources for building capabilities.

Workplace Use

Given that one’s perceived grit psychological resources may be influenced by the surrounding environment, separate instructions have been developed for administering the scale in the workplace. At a workplace level, respondents can answer from an individual perspective (i.e., behaviour when doing work that contributes to individual goals) or a team perspective (i.e., behaviour when doing work that contributes to team goals).

The GPRS is publicly available for use, provided the authors and original source are correctly attributed.

Publications

Schimschal, S. E., Cleary, M, Kornhaber, R., Barnett, T, & Visentin, D. (2023). Psychometric evaluation of the grit psychological resources scale (GPRS). Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 16, 913-925. https://doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S401652

Schimschal, S. E., Visentin, D., Kornhaber, R., Barnett, T., & Cleary, M. (2022). Development of a scale to measure the psychological resources of grit in adults. Nursing & Health Sciences, 24(3), 752-763. https://doi.org/10.1111/nhs.12973

Schimschal, S. E., Visentin, D., Kornhaber, R., & Cleary, M. (2022). Achieving long-term goals amidst uncertainty: An integrative model for the psychological resources of grit. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 53(8), 355-363. https://doi.org/10.3928/00220124-20220706-06

Schimschal, S. E., Visentin, D., Kornhaber, R., & Cleary, M. (2021). Grit: A concept analysis. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 42(5), 495-505. https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2020.1814913

Schimschal, S. E., & Lomas, T. (2019). Gritty leaders: The impact of grit on positive leadership capacity. Psychological Reports. 122(4), 1449-1470. https://doi.org/10.1177/0033294118785547

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