Construction and Validation of an Indigenous Grit Scale for Young Adults in Collectivistic Culture

To construct and validate an indigenous Grit culturally relevant evaluation measure which capture the experiences and unique values of young adults of collectivistic cultures comparable Pakistan. To develop the measure, a population-based sample of young adults (N = 658; age range 20-35) was accomplished. The study encompassed five phases. Eight semi-structured interviews were conducted in the item-generation phase. Through random sampling, a pilot study (N = 50), subsequently, exploratory factor analysis (N = 200) to identify dimensionalities, dimensionality confirmed through confirmatory factor analysis (N = 200), and a validation phase (N = 200). Thematic analysis of interviews developed three major themes with 27-items by expert review; sustained effort and firmness of purpose factors retained 24-items in EFA and confirmed 12 items in CFA (CFI = .94, GFI = .90, RMSEA = .08). The scale exhibited good convergent (r=.44) and divergent validity (r=-.12) and reliability (α=.91). This indigenous measure helps to assess perseverance with passion to guide therapeutic intervention to achieve long-term goals. This research which focuses on culturally sensitive tool bridges the gap between global and local constructs for future studies.