McGiboney G W, Carter C
DeKalb School System, Decatur, GA 30032.
Psychol Rep. 1993 Feb;72(1):128-30. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1993.72.1.128.
The concept of persistence (to hold firmly and steadfastly to some purpose or task) has been reportedly related to personality development, motivation, and locus of control. However, there is a dearth of research on persistence primarily because a widely accepted and validated measure of persistence is lacking. A 1987 measure, the Persistence Scale for Children by Lufi and Cohen, has been the subject of validation and reliability studies. The present paper is a description of its use with 50 adolescents and the correlations between persistence and the adolescents' personality characteristics, based on Cattell's High School Personality Questionnaire. Correlations between persistence and HSPQ personality characteristics were significant. Replication with a larger sample and continued use in the study of persistence is discussed as well as persistence in relation to adolescent development.
据报道，坚持（坚定而执着地致力于某种目标或任务）的概念与人格发展、动机以及控制点有关。然而，关于坚持的研究匮乏，主要原因是缺乏一种被广泛接受且经过验证的坚持性测量方法。1987年的一种测量方法，即卢菲和科恩编制的儿童坚持性量表，一直是效度和信度研究的对象。本文描述了该量表在50名青少年中的使用情况，以及基于卡特尔高中人格问卷得出的坚持性与青少年人格特征之间的相关性。坚持性与卡特尔高中人格问卷人格特征之间的相关性显著。文中还讨论了使用更大样本进行重复研究以及在坚持性研究中持续使用该量表的情况，以及与青少年发展相关的坚持性。
