CHFA | Psychology Department Showcase: Completed Projects
Influence of Grit in psychological Need Satisfaction and Perceived Stress
Major
psychology
Minor
sociology
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Megan St. Peters
Presentation Format
Poster Presentation
Abstract/Description
Nearly 87% of college students in the United States reported that education is their primary source of stress according to the American Psychological Association (2020). The purpose of the study is to examine the correlation among perceived stress, satisfaction of psychological needs and grit in college freshmen. The measurements used in the study are the Perceived Stress Scale Questionnaire (Levenstein et al., 1993), 12-item Grit Scale (Duckworth & Quinn, 2009), and the Balance Measure of Psychological Needs (Sheldon et al., 2012). Finding out what relationships exist among these three variables can help inform interventions and programs that focus on cultivating grit in order to enhance students' academic experiences and overall mental health in freshmen college students.
Duckworth, A., & Quinn, D. (2009). Development and validation of the short grit scale (grit-S). J Pers Assess, 91, 166–174. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223890802634290.
Levenstein, S., Prantera, C., Varvo, V., Scribano, M. L., Berto, E., Luzi, C., & Andreoli, A. (1993). Development of the perceived stress questionnaire: a new tool for psychosomatic research. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 37 (1), 19–32.
American Psychological Association . (2020). Stress in AmericaTM2020: A National
Mental Health Crisis. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/stress/2020/sia-mental-health-crisis.pdf
Sheldon, K. M., & Hilpert, J. C. (2012). The balanced measure of psychological needs (BMPN) scale: An alternative domain general measure of need satisfaction. Motivation and Emotion, 36(4), 439–451. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-012-9279-4
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Psychology: Completed Projects
Influence of Grit in psychological Need Satisfaction and Perceived Stress
Nearly 87% of college students in the United States reported that education is their primary source of stress according to the American Psychological Association (2020). The purpose of the study is to examine the correlation among perceived stress, satisfaction of psychological needs and grit in college freshmen. The measurements used in the study are the Perceived Stress Scale Questionnaire (Levenstein et al., 1993), 12-item Grit Scale (Duckworth & Quinn, 2009), and the Balance Measure of Psychological Needs (Sheldon et al., 2012). Finding out what relationships exist among these three variables can help inform interventions and programs that focus on cultivating grit in order to enhance students' academic experiences and overall mental health in freshmen college students.
Duckworth, A., & Quinn, D. (2009). Development and validation of the short grit scale (grit-S). J Pers Assess, 91, 166–174. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223890802634290.
Levenstein, S., Prantera, C., Varvo, V., Scribano, M. L., Berto, E., Luzi, C., & Andreoli, A. (1993). Development of the perceived stress questionnaire: a new tool for psychosomatic research. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 37 (1), 19–32.
American Psychological Association . (2020). Stress in AmericaTM2020: A National
Mental Health Crisis. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/stress/2020/sia-mental-health-crisis.pdf
Sheldon, K. M., & Hilpert, J. C. (2012). The balanced measure of psychological needs (BMPN) scale: An alternative domain general measure of need satisfaction. Motivation and Emotion, 36(4), 439–451. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-012-9279-4