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International Journal of Martial Arts - Vol. 4, pp. 1-12
Abbreviation: injoma
ISSN: 2287-8599 (Online)
Online publication date 27 Apr 2018
Received 18 Nov 2017 Accepted 02 Jan 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51222/injoma.2018.04.4.1

Grit and Children’s Taekwondo Performance
Sawyer, Thomas P.a ; Hollis Sawyer, Lisab, * ; Wade, Jamesc
aDepartment of Psychology, Elmhurst College , IL, USA, USA
bDepartment of Psychology , Northeastern Illinois University , Chicago, IL, USA
cATA Karate for Kids of Franklin Park, IL, USA, USA

Correspondence to : *l-hollissawyer@neiu.edu (Hollis-Sawyer, Lisa)

Abstract

The present research examined psychological grit and sports related performance outcomes with n = 102 taekwondo students and their parents. The focus of the study was to evaluate how psychological grit relates to taekwondo students’ practice and assessment (i.e., testing and competition) outcomes. The r esults of the study were predominantly supportive of the hypotheses. “Instructor rated” grit was significantly related to students’ testing performance, tournament attendance, and attrition while “parent rated” grit was only significantly related to studen ts’ testing performance. Possible reasons for the differences between the sources are discussed, such as the possibility that the two rater sources may have utilized different observational opportunities. Implications of the findings on the significance of grit are discussed including the creation of adaptive instructional techniques and curriculum in response to students’ level of grit.

Keywords: Grit, Taekwondo, Motivation, Persistence, Goal setting
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