Persistence (psychology)

In psychology, persistence (PS) is a personality trait. It is measured with the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) and is considered one of the four temperament traits. Persistence refers to perseverance in spite of fatigue or frustration.[1]

C. Robert Cloninger's research found that persistence, like the other temperament traits, is highly heritable.

The subscales of PS in TCI-R consist of:

  1. Eagerness of effort (PS1)
  2. Work hardened (PS2)
  3. Ambitious (PS3)
  4. Perfectionist (PS4)

A study comparing the Temperament and Character Inventory to the five factor model of personality found that persistence is substantially associated with conscientiousness.[2] Additionally, persistence is moderately positively associated with the TCI trait of self-transcendence. Research also found that persistence is positively correlated with Activity in Zuckerman's Alternative Five model, and is negatively correlated with psychoticism in Eysenck's model.[2]

Improving persistence

Researchers investigated two paths for improving persistence: "logic-of-consequence" in which you try to become more aware of the expected positive outcomes of persevering in order to motivate yourself to persist; and "logic-of-appropriateness" in which you see persevering as coherent with your self-image as a persistent person.[3]

People may exercise more or less resilience depending on whether or not they are being observed by others.[4]

References
  1. Cloninger CR, Svrakic DM, Przybeck TR (December 1993). "A psychobiological model of temperament and character". Archives of General Psychiatry. 50 (12): 975–90. doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1993.01820240059008. PMID 8250684.
  2. De Fruyt F, Van De Wiele L, Van Heeringen C (2000). "Cloninger's Psychobiological Model of Temperament and Character and the Five-Factor Model of Personality". Personality and Individual Differences. 29 (3): 441–52. doi:10.1016/S0191-8869(99)00204-4. ISSN 0191-8869.
  3. Eskreis-Winkler L, Gross JJ, Duckworth AL (2016). "Grit: Sustained self-regulation in the service of superordinate goals". In Vohs KD, Baumeister RF (eds.). Handbook of self-regulation: Research, theory and applications (3rd ed.). The Guilford Press. pp. 380–95.
  4. Geen RG (1981). "Effects of being observed on persistence at an insoluble task". British Journal of Social Psychology. 20 (3): 211–6. doi:10.1111/j.2044-8309.1981.tb00534.x.

See also
  • Continence – Aspect of inhibitory control
  • Courage – Ability to deal with fear
  • Endurance – Ability of an organism to exert itself and remain active for a long period of time
  • Grit – Psychological concept
  • Psychological resilience – Ability to mentally or emotionally cope with a crisis or to return to pre-crisis status quickly
  • Sisu – Finnish concept
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