Grit and Perseverance in Developmental Psychology - A Close Interview With Angela Duckworth

Interviewee(s): Angela Duckworth

Watch Angela Duckworth talk about her research on grit and inter-disciplinary research in human capital. She is the co-leader of the Identity and Personality Network.

Angela Duckworth is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. She studies individual differences that predict achievement. Her research centers on self-control (the ability to regulate emotions, thoughts, and feelings in the service of valued goals) and grit (perseverance and sustained interest in long-term goals). In prospective, longitudinal studies, she documents the relationships among self-control, grit, and intelligence, and their prediction of academic and professional achievement.

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