THE ROLE OF FAMILY, CULTURE, AND POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL GRIT FOR LATINX COLLEGE STUDENTS
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2023-05
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The purpose of this explanatory mixed methods study with qualitative single case study and descriptive quantitative analysis is to explore how familial and cultural factors, along with factors used in positive psychology, influenced psychological grit in Latinx college students at a regional university in the Pacific Southwest. The nature of this study is to explore a gap in literature to better understand the formation of psychological grit of Latinx students as well as to shed light on a current problem space in higher education today. The research questions ask “how” questions. How do Latinx college students describe the ways that family/culture influences the formation of psychological grit? And how do Latinx college students describe the ways hope, courage, finding purpose, and faith (positive psychology factors) influence the formation of psychological grit? The theoretical foundations of this study included positive psychology, a useful framework for understanding college students’ achievement and outlook, as well as psychological grit theory. Data sources are made up of an online survey which includes demographic data, the Grit S-Scale, open-ended questions, semi-structured participant interviews, and data noted in an analytic memo. Data is analyzed by thematic analysis involving a deductive coding approach and descriptive statistics. Recommendations for further research on psychological grit using a positive psychology framework are presented.
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