Psychological Persistence Measure

A Psychological Persistence Measure is a psychological measure that ...

• AKA: Tenacity (Psychology).
• See: Extrinsic Work Motivation, Intrinsic Work Motivation, Personality Trait, Temperament and Character Inventory, Ambitious, Perfectionism (Psychology), Five Factor Model, Conscientiousness, Self-Transcendence.

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References

2023

• (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistence_(psychology) Retrieved:2023-10-11.
  • In psychology, persistence (PS) is a personality trait.

    It is measured with the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) and is considered one of the four temperament traits. Persistence refers to perseverance in spite of fatigue or frustration.

    C. Robert Cloninger's research found that persistence, like the other temperament traits, is highly heritable.

    The subscales of PS in TCI-R consist of:

    1. Eagerness of effort (PS1)
    2. Work hardened (PS2)
    3. Ambitious (PS3)
    4. Perfectionist (PS4)
  • A study comparing the Temperament and Character Inventory to the five factor model of personality found that persistence is conscientiousness. Additionally, persistence is moderately positively the TCI trait of self-transcendence. Research also found that persistence is positively correlated with Activity in Zuckerman's Alternative Five model, and is negatively correlated with psychoticism in Eysenck's model.

2023

• GBard
  • There are a few different ways to measure psychological persistence. Some of the most common methods include:
    • Behavioral Persistence Measures: These measures involve observing how people behave in a task or situation that requires persistence. For example, one common behavioral measure of persistence is the Mirror Tracing Task, in which participants are asked to trace a star-shaped figure using a mirror. The amount of time participants spend trying to complete the task is a measure of their persistence.
    • Self-report Persistence Measures: These measures involve asking people to rate themselves on their persistence. For example, the Two-Item Persistence Measure asks participants to rate how often they agree with the following statements: "I keep trying even when things are difficult" and "I don't give up easily."
    • Performance-based Persistence Measures: These measures involve assessing people's performance on a task that requires persistence. For example, one performance-based measure of persistence is the Digit Vigilance Task, in which participants are asked to press a button whenever they see a specific digit in a series of numbers. The number of correct responses participants make over time is a measure of their persistence.

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