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Open research questions in Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation

244 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 1,505 Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

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  • The study employed a cross-sectional design, which may not capture longitudinal changes. The sample was limited to Chinese university students, which may not be generalizable to other populations. The study relied on self-reported measures, which may be subject to biases.

    An investigation of the relationship between grit, physical activity, and self-efficacy: a variable-centered and person-centered approach · 2026 · DOI

  • Future studies could investigate the longitudinal effects of grit and self-efficacy on PA. Research could explore the generalizability of the findings to other populations, such as non-university students or different cultural groups. Studies could examine the potential interventions to enhance grit and self-efficacy, and subsequently PA, among university students.

    An investigation of the relationship between grit, physical activity, and self-efficacy: a variable-centered and person-centered approach · 2026 · DOI

  • The study identifies a gap in the understanding of the factors that influence students' help-seeking behavior. Prior work has not fully explored the relationship between academic social comparison orientation and adaptive academic help-seeking.

    Academic social comparison orientation and adaptive academic help-seeking among university students: academic anxiety as a mediator and academic self-efficacy as a moderator · 2026 · DOI

  • The study faced challenges in measuring the complex relationship between L2 grit, PsyCap, and WTC. The participants' responses may have been influenced by various factors such as their language proficiency and cultural background. The study's findings may be limited by the use of self-report measures.

    The mediating role of psychological capital in the relationship between EFL learners’ L2 grit and L2 WTC · 2025 · DOI

  • further studies should investigate the emotions of language learners in different contexts, - further studies should explore the interrelationships among enjoyment, burnout, and engagement, - further studies should develop interventions to promote enjoyment and reduce burnout

    An investigation into academic burnout, enjoyment and engagement in EFL learning among Chinese junior high school students · 2024 · DOI

  • The lack of studies on junior high school students' achievement emotions. The lack of studies on the interrelationships among enjoyment, burnout, and engagement in EFL learning. The need for an integrative framework that incorporates both cognitive and non-cognitive factors.

    An investigation into academic burnout, enjoyment and engagement in EFL learning among Chinese junior high school students · 2024 · DOI

  • Objective This study examines predictors of GenAI dependency, including growth mindset, GenAI literacy, and academic stress, addressing a significant gap in the literature on GenAI dependency in education.

    GenAI Dependency Risk: Insights Through the Lens of Mindset, GenAI Literacy, and Academic Stress · 2026 · DOI

  • Educational and psychological scientists continue to discover conflicting evidence on the mechanisms linking grit to academic achievement and engagement.

    Are gritty children more engaged in math? Triarchic model of grit, math self-efficacy beliefs, and math engagement in Chinese children in Macau · 2025 · DOI

  • However, little is known about how academic buoyancy affects EFL (English as a Foreign Language) reading through academic engagement.

    Exploring the Relationships Between Academic Buoyancy, Engagement, and Achievement in English Reading Among EFL Learners · 2025 · DOI

  • Although research on the connection between self-concept clarity (SCC) and positive post-breakup adjustment is limited, and the role of resilience remains underexplored, this study aims to bridge this gap by examining how SCC influences post-breakup growth through psychological factors related to resilience.

    Psychological Factors Related to Positive Post-Breakup Adjustment: The Roles of Self-Concept Clarity, Resilience, Self-Esteem, and Optimism · 2025 · DOI

  • Future research should consider cross-cultural studies and explore additional psychological variables to further elucidate the mechanisms underlying post-breakup growth.

    Psychological Factors Related to Positive Post-Breakup Adjustment: The Roles of Self-Concept Clarity, Resilience, Self-Esteem, and Optimism · 2025 · DOI

  • While personality traits, positive emotions and learning motives have been linked to STVs, the degree to which they predict specific dimensions of STVs in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learning remains underexplored.

    L2 grit, foreign language enjoyment and motivational depth: predicting subjective task values in English learning · 2025 · DOI

  • However, the personality factor of grit in shaping L2 WTC has been insufficiently investigated, and the possible mediating effects of L2 emotions (e.

    The relationship between grit and L2 willingness to communicate among Chinese undergraduate students: the contributions of foreign language enjoyment and anxiety · 2025 · DOI

  • This cross-sectional study aimed to address a gap in literature by examining the impact of positive psychological attributes on emotional stability, and academic burnout among undergraduate students.

    Examining the impact of positive psychological attributes on emotional stability and academic burnout among undergraduate students: a cross-sectional study · 2025 · DOI

  • However, the extent to which these traits influence emotional stability and protect against academic burnout remains understudied, particularly in undergraduate populations.

    Examining the impact of positive psychological attributes on emotional stability and academic burnout among undergraduate students: a cross-sectional study · 2025 · DOI

  • Previous research has examined these factors individually; however, the complex interrelationships among them, particularly the mediating role of self-assessment, remain underexplored.

    Mediating role of students’ self-assessment in the relationships among EFL students’ L2 grit, motivation, and willingness to communicate · 2025 · DOI

  • BACKGROUND: While existing research has established associations among growth mindset, grit, learning engagement, and psychological well-being, the underlying mechanisms-specifically, whether grit and learning engagement serve as parallel mediators in the relationship between growth mindset and psychological well-being-remain underexplored.

    The relationship between growth mindset and adolescent psychological well-being: the parallel mediating roles of grit and learning engagement · 2025 · DOI

  • Despite the rekindled interest in emotions and individual differences in second language acquisition (SLA) under the influence of positive psychology, the interrelationships among regulatory focus, L2 grit and achievement emotions remain under-researched.

    How Regulatory Focus Associates With Chinese EFL Learners’ L2 Grit: The Mediating Effects of Achievement Emotions · 2024 · DOI

  • Past research on principals’ school operations has focused chiefly on external policies and related support systems, but rarely examined the psychological aspects of the principals themselves.

    Mediating Effect of Principals’ Perceived Workplace Hope on the Relationship Between Workplace Savoring Beliefs and Workplace Resilience · 2024 · DOI

  • BACKGROUND: Given the cultural and educational environment with Chinese characteristics, academic pressure on adolescents' meaning in life maybe weak or insignificant, which is contradictory with previous studies conducted in Western countries; yet the influencing mechanisms in the association of academic stress with the meaning in life is rarely explored.

    Grit Difference in the Association Between Academic Stress and adolescents' Meaning in Life: The Roles of School Burnout and Self‐Compassion · 2024 · DOI

  • How growth mindset might be promoted within the clinical learning environment is underexplored.

    Trainee growth vs. fixed mindset in clinical learning environments: enhancing, hindering and goldilocks factors · 2024 · DOI

  • We address this gap in the literature by leveraging data from a large sample of first-year college students (N = 4,753) from a diverse set of North American colleges and universities (N = 12).

    Who feels like they belong? Personality and belonging in college · 2024 · DOI

  • The study faced challenges in terms of the limited generalizability of the findings to other cultural contexts. The study's results may be limited by the use of a convenience sampling strategy.

    The effects of informal digital learning, intrinsic motivation, and grit on online learning effort regulation and English achievement · 2026 · DOI

  • Future studies can investigate the relationships among IDLE, intrinsic motivation, grit, OLER, and English achievement in different cultural contexts. Future research can explore the effects of IDLE, intrinsic motivation, and grit on other language skills, such as speaking and writing.

    The effects of informal digital learning, intrinsic motivation, and grit on online learning effort regulation and English achievement · 2026 · DOI

  • Psychological burdens faced by students pursuing Ghanaian languages. Limited institutional support for students pursuing Ghanaian languages. Negative attitudes among peers and lecturers.

    Psychological well-being and L1 learning grit among Ghanaian language students in higher education: a PLS-SEM analysis · 2026 · DOI

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