GRIT Scale Test

Understand your perseverance toward long-term goals in just 3 minutes. Get a quick, reliable snapshot of resilience and follow-through for coaching, hiring, or development.

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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How the Scales are Structured

example score

2/5

Perseverance of Effort (PoE)

Measures how consistently a person keeps applying effort toward long-term goals despite setbacks and difficulties.

Low persistence

Moderate persistence

High persistence

1 – 2.3: Low persistence | 2.4 – 3.6: Moderate persistence | 3.7 – 5: High persistence

A score of 2 indicates low persistence in applying effort, suggesting the person may have difficulty sustaining work toward a goal when obstacles or failures occur.

example score

3/5

Consistency of Interests (CoI)

Measures how consistently a person maintains the same goals and interests over time.

Low stability

Moderate stability

High stability

1 – 2.4: Low stability | 2.5 – 3.9: Moderate stability | 4 – 5: High stability

A score of 3 indicates moderate stability of interests, suggesting you can sustain goals for a while but may occasionally shift focus when circumstances or priorities change.

example score

3/5

Grit (G)

Measures how consistently a person sustains effort and interest toward long-term goals despite setbacks.

Lower grit

Moderate grit

Higher grit

1 – 2.4: Lower grit | 2.5 – 3.7: Moderate grit | 3.8 – 5: Higher grit

A score of 3 indicates moderate grit, suggesting a generally steady ability to persist toward long-term goals with some variability under challenge.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Students and exam takers

38%OF USERS

People preparing for tough courses, exams, or admissions use it to gauge how well they can keep working steadily over months.

Career builders and job seekers

34%OF USERS

Professionals considering a role change or applying for demanding positions take it to understand their staying power on long projects.

Coaching and training clients

28%OF USERS

People in personal development programs use it to check how persistent they are when progress is slow and setbacks happen.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Persistence in applying effort (Piae)

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2.7

Normal range

2.1 — 3.2

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Stability of Interests (SoI)

Average

2.6

Normal range

2 — 3.1

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Grit Scale (GS)

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2.9

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2.1 — 3.6

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

- Strongly disagree
- Somewhat disagree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Somewhat agree
- Strongly agree
- Strongly disagree
- Somewhat disagree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Somewhat agree
- Strongly agree
- Strongly disagree
- Mostly disagree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Mostly agree
- Strongly agree

These are 3 of the 12 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

GRIT Scale Test - Symptoms and Signs

persistence

This measure assesses trait-level perseverance and consistency of interest in relation to long-term goals. The GRIT Scale is a brief self-report inventory intended to support screening and research applications.

Developed by M. D. Matthews, C. Peterson, and D. R. Kelly, it contains 12 items and typically requires about 3 minutes to complete. Responses are used to derive an index of sustained effort and goal-directed persistence over time.

In clinical and applied settings, the GRIT Scale may be used alongside other measures to inform case formulation, treatment planning, or evaluation of behavioral adherence, with interpretation guided by the broader assessment context.

Author: A. L. Duckworth, C. Peterson, D. R. Kelly, M. D. Matthews

Literature: Duckworth, A. L., Peterson, C., Matthews, M. D., & Kelly, D. R. Grit: Perseverance and passion for long-term goals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 2007.; Credé, M., Tynan, M. C., & Harms, P. D. Much ado about grit: A meta-analytic synthesis of the grit literature. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 2017.