Grit Study

Your participation in this research study is voluntary. By completing and submitting the following surveys, you are agreeing to take part in this research study. If you would like more information on any aspect of the study, please email your question to Angela Duckworth at duckwort@psych.upenn.edu.

What is the purpose of the study?

The purpose of the study is to learn how grit relates to other personality traits.

What will you be asked to do?

Participating in this study entails answering three brief questionnaires (about 10 minutes total).

What are the risks and benefits of participating in this study?

There are no direct benefits for participation in this study. However, your involvement will help us better understand the trait of grit and its relationship to other personality traits. The major risk in this study concerns breach of confidentiality, whereby unauthorized individuals might obtain the data collected. We minimize this risk by using a secure, password-protected server.

How will confidentiality be maintained and your privacy be protected?

We will make every effort to keep all the information you tell us during the study strictly confidential, as required by law. Your responses will be used for research purposes only. All identifying information will be removed when the study is completed.

Whom do you contact if you have questions about your rights and welfare?

If you have questions about your rights and welfare as a volunteer in the research study please contact the Office of Regulatory Affairs at the University of Pennsylvania at 215-898-2614.

How do I participate?

By clicking the button below, you indicate that you have read the information on this page and want to participate in this research study. If you do not wish to participate, we thank you for your time--you may close this browser window to end this session. If at any point during the study, you wish to discontinue participation, you may do so by closing your Internet browser window.