AUTHOR=Marcelo-Torres Nohemi , Manyari-Masias Maria Pia , Calderón-Sánchez Raymundo , Tutte Veronica , Brandão Regina , Caycho-Rodríguez Tomás , Reyes-Bossio Mario 

TITLE=Basic psychological needs and GRIT in Peruvian university students

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Education

VOLUME=9

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/education/articles/10.3389/feduc.2024.1282448

DOI=10.3389/feduc.2024.1282448

ISSN=2504-284X

ABSTRACT=<sec><title>Introduction</title><p>The present quantitative study of predictive design aims to determine the influence of basic psychological needs and some socio-demographic variables on GRIT, in a sample constituted by scholarship students financed by PRONABEC from a private university in Lima.</p></sec><sec><title>Methods</title><p>The GRIT Scale and Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration Scale were applied to 865 students, 54.7% were female, the ages fluctuated between 16 and 47 years of age, 74.5% were residents in Lima.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>The results demonstrated that Basic Psychological Need’s satisfaction has a positive influence on GRIT. On the other hand, there is a negative relationship between the GRIT dimensions (consistency and perseverance) and BPN frustration. In addition, women and first generation students showed higher GRIT levels.</p></sec><sec><title>Discussion</title><p>This research confirms a high degree of influence of the competence needs satisfaction dimension on the GRIT and the influence of sociodemographic variables in achieving objectives.</p></sec>