Perceived Stress Mediates Associations Between Grit and Health-Related Quality of Life.

Autor: Knauft KM; Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA., Holt CA; Department of Psychology, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA., Kalia V; Department of Psychology, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Psychological reports [Psychol Rep] 2024 Apr 18, pp. 332941241248607. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 18.
DOI: 10.1177/00332941241248607
Abstrakt: Grit, characterized by passion and perseverance in the pursuit of long-term goals, may be associated with enhanced quality of life and reduced levels of perceived chronic stress. We hypothesized that reduced levels of perceived stress may mediate the association between facets of grit (i.e., Perseverance and Consistency) and healthy functioning. We conducted two studies, one with college students and one with community adults, to test this hypothesis (cumulative N = 600). In both studies, facets of grit were assessed using the Short Grit Scale, levels of perceived chronic stress were assessed via the Perceived Stress Scale, and health-related quality of life was measured using selected questions from the Medical Outcome Study Short Form-36. Consistent with our hypothesis, perceived stress levels significantly mediated the relation between Grit-Perseverance and health-related quality of life in both college students and community adults. Our data suggest that individuals with high Grit-Perseverance experience lower perceived stress, which may result in improved health-related quality of life. Additionally, perceived stress partially mediated the relation between Grit-Consistency and health-related quality of life, but only in community adults. These novel findings suggest that the association between Grit-Perseverance and perceived chronic stress may differ for college students and community adults. Overall, our work indicates that perceived stress may be a key mediator through which facets of grit are related to healthy functioning in college students and community adults.
Competing Interests: Author ContributionsV.K. developed the study concept and design, supervised data collection, proposed data analytic strategy, and drafted the Discussion. K.K. collected the data, drafted the Introduction, Methods, and Results, and conducted the analyses. C.H. provided essential additions, revisions, and feedback. All authors approved this version of the manuscript for submission. Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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