AUTHOR=Tangmunkongvorakul Arunrat , Kelly Matthew , Thongpibul Kulvadee , Musumari Patou Masika , Srithanaviboonchai Kriengkrai , Banwell Cathy 

TITLE=The Association Between Connectedness and Grit Among Thai In-school Adolescents in Urban Chiang Mai, Thailand

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=13

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.809508

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2022.809508

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=<sec><title>Aim</title><p>To investigate the associations between Grit, connectedness, and parental involvement in Thai adolescents. Grit, perseverance, and passion for long-term goals are predictors of academic success and health. There is a small but developing knowledge of the predictors of Grit in Asia, especially Thailand. This paper investigates the proposition that connectedness and parental involvement are positively associated with Grit.</p></sec><sec><title>Method</title><p>A total of 2,839 lower secondary (grade 8), higher secondary (grade 11), and vocational (year 12) students from 21 schools in Chiang Mai, Thailand participated in a survey that measured Grit using the Short Grit Scale. Bivariate analysis was conducted using the <italic>t</italic>-test, ANOVA, or Kruskal–Wallis H test as appropriate. Multiple ordinary least squares linear regression analysis was performed to determine factors associated with Grit.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>Satisfactory relationships with teachers (<italic>p</italic> = 0.01), parental support (<italic>p</italic> = 0.03), interest in school (<italic>p</italic> = 0.01), having been asked by parents to do homework (<italic>β</italic> = −0.69; <italic>p</italic> = 0.012), and having been told by parents that they had done something bad (<italic>β</italic> = −1.09; <italic>p</italic> = 0.02) associated with Grit. These findings can aid in design of tailored interventions to improve Grit in Thai adolescents.</p></sec>