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: 281
Most Popular: Quite well
Source: Students
| Not well at all: 1 | |
| Slightly well: 19 | |
| Somewhat well: 73 | |
| Quite well: 126 | |
| Extremely well: 62 |
4, 5, 5, 4, 3, 5, 4, 2, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 3, 3, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 3, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 2, 5, 3, 3, 5, 4, 5, 5, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 2, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 5, 3, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 4, 3, 4, 4, 2, 5, 4, 4, 2, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 5, 4, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 3, 3, 4, 2, 3, 4, 3, 3, 2, 4, 2, 3, 4, 3, 5, 2, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 2, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 1, 3, 5, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 5, 5, 4, 2, 4, 4, 4, 2, 3, 5, 3, 2, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2, 4, 3, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 5, 3, 4, 4, 3, 5, 4, 5, 2, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 2, 4, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 2, 3, 4
How important is it to you to finish things you start?
Total Responses: 280
Most Popular: Extremely important
Source: Students
| Not important at all: 2 | |
| Slightly important: 9 | |
| Somewhat important: 41 | |
| Quite important: 105 | |
| Extremely important: 123 |
4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 3, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 2, 5, 4, 5, 4, 3, 5, 4, 3, 3, 5, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 3, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 3, 4, 2, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, 5, 2, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 3, 4, 5, 3, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5, 3, 4, 2, 5, 4, 3, 1, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 4, 5, 2, 5, 5, 5, 3, 5, 4, 2, 2, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 3, 1, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 5, 2, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 3, 5, 5, 5
How confident are you that you can remain focused on what you are doing, even when there are distractions?
Total Responses: 281
Most Popular: Somewhat confident
Source: Students
| Not confident at all: 6 | |
| Slightly confident: 28 | |
| Somewhat confident: 115 | |
| Quite confident: 108 | |
| Extremely confident: 24 |
3, 5, 4, 2, 2, 4, 5, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 3, 4, 3, 2, 4, 3, 5, 2, 4, 3, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, 3, 2, 4, 3, 5, 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 1, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 5, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 5, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 1, 2, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 1, 2, 3, 3, 1, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 2, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 2, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 2, 4, 4, 4, 2, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 1, 2, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 3, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 5, 5, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 2, 3, 2, 4, 5, 5, 3, 4, 5, 5, 4, 3, 3, 5, 3, 3, 5, 4, 3, 5, 3, 4, 1, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 5, 3, 4, 4, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5
If you fail to reach an important goal, how likely are you to try again?
Total Responses: 280
Most Popular: Quite likely
Source: Students
| Not likely at all: 7 | |
| Slightly likely: 14 | |
| Somewhat likely: 56 | |
| Quite likely: 105 | |
| Extremely likely: 98 |
4, 5, 5, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 3, 3, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 1, 4, 5, 4, 3, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 2, 3, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 2, 4, 3, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 2, 3, 3, 5, 5, 2, 4, 5, 5, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 2, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 5, 3, 4, 5, 5, 2, 3, 5, 5, 3, 4, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5, 3, 4, 5, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 5, 3, 4, 3, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 3, 2, 4, 4, 5, 2, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 3, 3, 5, 2, 4, 3, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 2, 5, 4, 5, 3, 3, 5, 4, 2, 5, 5, 3, 4, 5, 1, 2, 1, 1, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 3, 4, 1, 5, 1, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4, 2, 5, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 2, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 5, 3, 1, 5, 5, 5, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 5, 4, 3
How likely is it that you can motivate yourself to do unpleasant tasks if they will help you meet your goals?
Total Responses: 280
Most Popular: Quite likely
Source: Students
| Not likely at all: 17 | |
| Slightly likely: 38 | |
| Somewhat likely: 83 | |
| Quite likely: 85 | |
| Extremely likely: 57 |
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