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Is Grit Hurting You? The Dark Side of Psychological Resources in Goal Pursuit
Author(s) -
Khan Rahman,
Neveu JeanPierre,
Murtaza Ghulam
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
applied psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1464-0597
pISSN - 0269-994X
DOI - 10.1111/apps.12279
Subject(s) - grit , psychology , goal pursuit , sample (material) , goal setting , work (physics) , human resources , social psychology , outcome (game theory) , applied psychology , management , economics , microeconomics , mechanical engineering , chemistry , chromatography , engineering
This article presents a study of the curvilinear role of psychological resources during goal striving through an interactive model linking work goal progress to a valued resource. Specifically, we explore the nonlinear relationship of grit with work goal progress. Additionally, we test the moderating role of perceived organizational support (POS) for this relationship. We hypothesized that an employee’s goal pursuit is not merely contingent on the excessive availability of the selected resources but instead might be an outcome of interaction between personal resources and the environment. Our sample comprises 293 university professors working in the United States who completed questionnaires at two time points. The study findings confirm the curvilinear role of grit in predicting work goal progress. Furthermore, the moderating role of POS on the nonlinear relationship between grit and work goal progress is confirmed to be significant. We discuss the theoretical implications for industry concerning performance and self‐regulation based on our findings.