ERIC Number: EJ1069814
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Publication Date: 2015-Aug
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Positive Psychology and Familial Factors as Predictors of Latina/o Students' Psychological Grit
Vela, Javier C.; Lu, Ming-Tsan P.; Lenz, A. Stephen; Hinojosa, Karina
Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, v37 n3 p287-303 Aug 2015
Positive psychology is a useful framework to understand Latina/o students' experiences. In the current study, we examined how presence of meaning in life, search for meaning in life, hope, and family importance influenced 128 Latina/o college students' psychological grit. We used the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ), Subjective Happiness Scale, Hope Scale, Pan-Hispanic Familism Scale, and Short Grit Scale to measure the aforementioned factors. Using multiple regression analysis, findings indicated that hope and search for meaning in life were significant predictors of psychological grit. Higher levels of hope positively predicted psychological grit, while higher levels of search for meaning in life negatively predicted psychological grit. We provide a discussion regarding the importance of these findings as well as recommendations for future research.
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Predictor Variables, Resilience (Psychology), Family Influence, Psychological Patterns, Questionnaires, Multiple Regression Analysis, Persistence, Undergraduate Students, Likert Scales, Student Characteristics, Surveys, Scores, Statistical Analysis
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