Introduction

The present study investigated whether grit can mitigate the associations between school burnout, loneliness, and depressive symptoms among adolescents. It also examined gender differences.

Methods

This study included 1296 seventh and 1166 eighth graders from Finland. The study variables were self-reported and regression analysis was performed.

Results

This study found that two grit facets – consistency of interest and perseverance of effort – played resilient roles in school burnout. A high level of grit substantially reduced reported depressive symptoms when adolescents experienced high school burnout. Our further analysis showed that the role of grit was more pronounced among boys than among girls. When male adolescents were at risk of school burnout, both consistency of interest and perseverance of effort protected them and they had only low levels of loneliness and depressive symptoms.

Conclusions

This study demonstrates that grit can act as a resilience factor among adolescents.

中文翻译：

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青少年的学校倦怠和社会心理问题：毅力作为韧性因素

介绍

本研究调查了毅力是否可以减轻青少年学习倦怠、孤独和抑郁症状之间的关联。它还检查了性别差异。

方法

这项研究包括来自芬兰的 1296 名七年级和 1166 名八年级学生。研究变量是自我报告的，并进行了回归分析。

结果

这项研究发现，兴趣的一致性和努力的毅力这两个坚毅方面在学校倦怠中发挥了弹性作用。当青少年经历高中倦怠时，高水平的毅力大大减少了报告的抑郁症状。我们的进一步分析表明，毅力在男孩中的作用比在女孩中更为明显。当男性青少年面临学业倦怠的风险时，兴趣的一致性和努力的毅力保护了他们，他们只有低水平的孤独和抑郁症状。

结论

这项研究表明，毅力可以作为青少年的复原力因素。