Department of Health Sciences, Luleå University of Technology, 971 87 Luleå, Sweden.
Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jan 28;17(3):807. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030807.
Childhood is a critical period for the acquisition of healthy behaviors, and the promotion of sustainable healthy behavior among children is greatly important. Therefore, an increased understanding of the relationship between grit and physical activity in a school context is needed. The purpose of this study is to describe and develop an understanding of students' and teachers' awareness and experiences concerning grit as a health-promoting factor. Fifty-five students and three teachers participated in the study. Data were collected through the Short Grit Scale and focus group interviews. There were weak to non-significant correlations between the three teachers' ratings of their students' grit and the children's own ratings. The qualitative results show that children and teachers understood the construct of grit but had slightly different perceptions of it and that grit is not considered to be set in stone. The participants made an association between grit, motivation, meaningfulness, and setting goals. The findings indicate that grit might be an ideal target for making physical activity interventions sustainable.
儿童期是获得健康行为的关键时期，促进儿童可持续的健康行为非常重要。因此，需要更多地了解学校环境中坚毅与体育活动之间的关系。本研究旨在描述和理解学生和教师对坚毅作为促进健康因素的认识和经验。55 名学生和 3 名教师参与了这项研究。研究通过短期坚毅量表和焦点小组访谈收集数据。三位老师对学生坚毅的评价与孩子们的自我评价之间存在弱到无显著相关。定性结果表明，儿童和教师理解坚毅的结构，但对其有略微不同的理解，而且坚毅并不是一成不变的。参与者将坚毅、动机、意义和设定目标联系起来。研究结果表明，坚毅可能是使体育活动干预可持续的理想目标。
