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http://dx.doi.org/10.15206/ajpor.2020.8.2.144

Associations Between Grit, Sustainable Behavior, and Emotional Well-Being  

Choi, Jihye (University of Eulji)
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Asian Journal for Public Opinion Research / v.8, no.2, 2020 , pp. 144-159 More about this Journal
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This paper investigated the impact of grit on sustainable behavior and emotional well-being. A questionnaire about grit, sustainable behavior, and emotional well-being was administered to 273 undergraduate students in South Korea. To examine the association between the variables, this study used two spell out (SEM) comparison models. The results show that grit is positively related to sustainable behavior and emotional well-being. The effect of grit on emotional well-being was mediated by sustainable behavior. The effect of grit is higher on sustainable behavior than emotional well-being. In addition, sustainable behavior has a positive relationship to emotional well-being. The results show that the grit has an important implication for sustainable environment education and individual well-being.
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grit; sustainable behavior; emotional well-being; spell out models; SEM;
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