Table 2.

Factor loadings for Grit-S scale using Direct Oblim rotation.

Grit Scale item	Direct Oblim rotation with Kaiser Normalization
	Pattern Matrix
	Consistency of Interest	Perseverance of Effort
New ideas and projects sometimes distract me from previous ones (reversed)	0.73	−0.09
Setbacks don’t discourage me	−0.04	0.63
I have been obsessed with a certain idea or project for a short time but later lost interest (reversed)	0.78	−0.06
I am a hard worker	0.06	0.74
I often set a goal but later choose to pursue a different one (reversed)	0.75	0.01
I have difficulty maintaining my focus on projects that take more than a few months to complete	0.68	0.25
I finish whatever I begin	0.28	0.64
I am diligent	−0.15	0.71