Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University.
J Pediatr Psychol. 2017 Oct 1;42(9):952-961. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsx073.
To examine the relationship of grit, an intrapersonal characteristic defined by perseverance and passion for long-term goals, to health care management skills and adolescent and young adult (AYA) health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Higher levels of grit were expected to relate to greater health care management skills and HRQoL, and skills were predicted to mediate the relationship between grit and HRQoL.
Four hundred seventy undergraduates (Mdnage=19, interquartile range = 2) completed online questionnaires, including the short Grit Scale, Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire, and 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) (HRQoL).
Higher grit related to greater health care management skills (R2=0.15 p<.001), higher mental HRQoL (R2=0.24, p<.001), and higher physical HRQoL (R2=0.11, p<.001). Health care management skills mediated the relationship between grit and physical HRQoL (p<.001), but not mental HRQoL (p>.05).
This preliminary investigation illustrates the role of grit in AYA health, suggesting that it may be a target for interventions aimed at improving skills and HRQoL outcomes.
探讨坚毅这一人格特质（由对长期目标的毅力和热情定义）与医疗保健管理技能以及青少年和年轻成年人（AYA）健康相关生活质量（HRQoL）之间的关系。预计更高水平的坚毅与更好的医疗保健管理技能和 HRQoL 相关，并且技能预计会在坚毅与 HRQoL 之间的关系中起中介作用。
470 名本科生（Mdnage=19，四分位距=2）完成了在线问卷，包括简短的坚毅量表、过渡准备评估问卷和 36 项简短健康调查（SF-36）（HRQoL）。
更高的坚毅程度与更好的医疗保健管理技能（R2=0.15，p<.001）、更高的心理健康 HRQoL（R2=0.24，p<.001）和更高的身体健康 HRQoL（R2=0.11，p<.001）相关。医疗保健管理技能在坚毅与身体健康 HRQoL 之间起中介作用（p<.001），但在心理健康 HRQoL 之间不起中介作用（p>.05）。
这项初步研究说明了坚毅在 AYA 健康中的作用，表明它可能是改善技能和 HRQoL 结果的干预目标。
