Table 2.

Principal component analysis of the Short Grit Scale (Grit-S)

Grit-S Item	Component 1-Consistency of Interest	Component 2-Perseverance of Effort
1. New ideas distract me from previous ones*	0.753	0.106
2. Setbacks don’t discourage me	0.018	0.6
3. I have been obsessed with a certain project for a short time but later lost interest*	0.689	0.104
4. I am a hard worker	−0.086	0.866
5. I often set a goal but later choose to pursue a different one*	0.738	−0.01
6. I have difficulty maintaining my focus on projects that take more than a few months*	0.738	0.111
7. I finish whatever I begin	0.292	0.639
8. I am diligent	0.17	0.828

Note:

^*Reverse coded