Perseverance and Determination Scale
The following survey questions concern perceptions of Perseverance and Determination.
If you face a problem while working towards an important goal, how well can you keep working?
Total Responses: 405
Most Popular: Quite well
Source: Students
| Not well at all: 7 | |
| Slightly well: 26 | |
| Somewhat well: 123 | |
| Quite well: 175 | |
| Extremely well: 74 |
4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4, 5, 3, 3, 4, 3, 5, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 2, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 3, 4, 5, 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 4, 2, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 2, 5, 4, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 1, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 2, 2, 4, 5, 3, 4, 4, 2, 4, 3, 2, 5, 3, 2, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 2, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 2, 4, 4, 3, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 3, 3, 2, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 3, 4, 2, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 5, 3, 3, 5, 3, 5, 5, 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 2, 5, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 2, 5, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 3, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 1, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 3, 3, 2, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 5, 5, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 3, 4, 3, 5, 2, 4, 3, 3, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 3, 5, 1, 4, 3, 4, 1, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 3, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 2, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 3, 4, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 2, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 1, 4, 1, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 5, 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 2, 3, 3, 3, 5, 5, 3, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 3, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 3, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 2, 3, 4, 2, 3, 4
How important is it to you to finish things you start?
Total Responses: 406
Most Popular: Extremely important
Source: Students
| Not important at all: 4 | |
| Slightly important: 15 | |
| Somewhat important: 76 | |
| Quite important: 154 | |
| Extremely important: 157 |
4, 3, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 3, 4, 4, 5, 3, 5, 5, 5, 4, 3, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 3, 3, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 3, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5, 5, 4, 3, 5, 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 1, 3, 4, 5, 5, 4, 1, 3, 4, 4, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 2, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 3, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 2, 5, 4, 3, 4, 3, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 3, 5, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 3, 5, 3, 5, 2, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 2, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 3, 3, 4, 3, 2, 4, 5, 5, 5, 3, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 3, 5, 3, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 2, 3, 4, 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 3, 5, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 3, 3, 5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 1, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 2, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 3, 5, 3, 3, 5, 2, 4, 2, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 3, 3, 2, 4, 5, 3, 2, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 2, 2, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 3, 5, 5, 4, 3, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5
How confident are you that you can remain focused on what you are doing, even when there are distractions?
Total Responses: 405
Most Popular: Somewhat confident
Source: Students
| Not confident at all: 17 | |
| Slightly confident: 50 | |
| Somewhat confident: 152 | |
| Quite confident: 137 | |
| Extremely confident: 49 |
3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 3, 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 3, 4, 5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 3, 3, 4, 5, 3, 3, 4, 4, 2, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 2, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 5, 5, 5, 4, 1, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 2, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 2, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 2, 5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 5, 1, 2, 2, 4, 4, 4, 3, 2, 4, 3, 5, 4, 2, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 5, 1, 4, 3, 5, 1, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 2, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 2, 3, 3, 1, 4, 2, 4, 4, 3, 2, 5, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 3, 3, 5, 3, 4, 4, 1, 4, 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 5, 2, 4, 2, 2, 3, 4, 2, 2, 1, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 2, 4, 2, 4, 5, 3, 4, 5, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 1, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 2, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 5, 3, 4, 4, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 2, 3, 4, 2, 3, 4, 3, 1, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 1, 3, 4, 1, 4, 4, 4, 1, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 4, 5, 3, 4, 4, 1, 3, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 2, 3, 5, 3, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 3, 2, 3, 3, 2, 4, 3, 1, 5, 5, 4, 3, 2, 4, 3, 4, 5, 2, 4, 5, 5, 2, 1, 2, 2, 5, 3, 3, 4, 3, 5, 2, 3, 4, 2, 3, 5, 2, 2, 4, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 3, 3, 5, 2, 3, 3, 4, 1, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 2, 2, 4, 3, 3, 3
If you fail to reach an important goal, how likely are you to try again?
Total Responses: 406
Most Popular: Quite likely
Source: Students
| Not likely at all: 7 | |
| Slightly likely: 27 | |
| Somewhat likely: 96 | |
| Quite likely: 182 | |
| Extremely likely: 94 |
1, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 3, 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4, 5, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 3, 4, 2, 3, 5, 4, 4, 1, 4, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, 3, 3, 5, 3, 4, 3, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4, 2, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 3, 3, 5, 4, 3, 4, 1, 3, 5, 3, 5, 3, 4, 2, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 5, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 2, 5, 3, 3, 4, 4, 2, 3, 3, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 1, 5, 2, 3, 2, 4, 4, 3, 2, 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 2, 3, 5, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 5, 5, 3, 4, 5, 2, 4, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 3, 5, 3, 4, 4, 3, 5, 1, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 3, 3, 4, 2, 4, 5, 2, 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 5, 1, 3, 3, 5, 5, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 2, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 5, 3, 4, 3, 3, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 3, 5, 3, 4, 3, 2, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 2, 1, 4, 5, 5, 4, 3, 4, 3, 5, 2, 4, 4, 4, 2, 5, 3, 2, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 5, 4, 2, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 2, 4, 5, 2, 4, 4
How likely is it that you can motivate yourself to do unpleasant tasks if they will help you meet your goals?
Total Responses: 408
Most Popular: Somewhat likely
Source: Students
| Not likely at all: 17 | |
| Slightly likely: 45 | |
| Somewhat likely: 138 | |
| Quite likely: 134 | |
| Extremely likely: 74 |
3, 2, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 3, 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 2, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 5, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 2, 4, 3, 4, 2, 4, 3, 3, 5, 3, 2, 2, 5, 3, 4, 2, 2, 3, 4, 3, 3, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4, 3, 2, 5, 3, 3, 5, 4, 3, 1, 3, 4, 4, 5, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 2, 3, 3, 2, 2, 5, 1, 4, 3, 3, 2, 3, 2, 1, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 2, 2, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 2, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 2, 5, 5, 3, 3, 1, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4, 2, 5, 3, 2, 4, 2, 3, 4, 4, 1, 3, 4, 3, 5, 2, 5, 5, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 1, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 5, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 1, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 1, 4, 2, 2, 3, 1, 4, 4, 3, 5, 3, 4, 4, 5, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 3, 4, 5, 3, 3, 4, 3, 5, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 5, 3, 5, 5, 5, 4, 2, 1, 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 1, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 5, 5, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 3, 1, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 2, 3, 4, 3, 1, 4, 4, 5, 3, 5, 1, 4, 3, 4, 2, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 3, 5, 3, 3, 5, 3, 4, 5, 2, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 3, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 5, 5, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 2, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 5, 2, 2, 5, 4, 2, 1, 3, 4, 4, 4, 2, 4, 2, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 2, 4, 3, 5, 2, 4, 5, 3, 4, 3, 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 3, 3, 5
