Beyond passion and perseverance: Review and future research initiatives on the science of grit

JAD Datu - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Grit, which is originally conceptualized as passion and perseverance for long-term goals,
has been associated with optimal performance. Although previous meta-analytic and …

Affective determinants of physical activity: a conceptual framework and narrative review

CJ Stevens, AS Baldwin, AD Bryan, M Conner… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The literature on affective determinants of physical activity (PA) is growing rapidly. The
present paper aims to provide greater clarity regarding the definition and distinctions among …

Associations of psychosocial factors with pregnancy healthy life styles

S Omidvar, M Faramarzi, K Hajian-Tilak, F Nasiri Amiri - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Healthy behaviors in pregnant women have a major effect on pregnancy outcomes;
however, only few studies have explored the relationship of multiple psychosocial factors …

Anxiety sensitivity and working memory capacity: Risk factors and targets for health behavior promotion

MW Otto, A Eastman, S Lo, BA Hearon… - Clinical Psychology …, 2016 - Elsevier
Understanding the nature and influence of specific risk profiles is increasingly important for
health behavior promotion. The purpose of this article is to document the value of two factors …

Grit as a predictor and outcome of educational, professional, and personal success: A systematic review

Given the recent relevance of non-cognitive skills for consequential outcomes in the
educational, personal, and professional domains, the objective of this systematic review was …

Anxiety sensitivity as a malleable mechanistic target for prevention interventions: A meta-analysis of the efficacy of brief treatment interventions.

HE Fitzgerald, DL Hoyt, MA Kredlow… - … Science and Practice, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
Anxiety sensitivity (AS) is a transdiagnostic risk factor and potential treatment target for
prevention of associated psychopathology and negative health behaviors. We conducted a …

The relationship between chronic physical conditions, multimorbidity and anxiety in the general population: a global perspective across 42 countries

D Vancampfort, A Koyanagi, M Hallgren… - General Hospital …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective This cross-sectional study assessed the association of chronic physical conditions
and multimorbidity with anxiety among community-dwelling adults in 42 countries. Method …

Anxiety sensitivity and physical activity are inversely related: A meta-analytic review

CEJ Dewolfe, MK Galbraith, MM Smith, MC Watt… - Mental Health and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The relation between anxiety sensitivity and physical activity is important because of the
significant physical and mental health improvements physical activity yields for individuals …

Grit and the brain: spontaneous activity of the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex mediates the relationship between the trait grit and academic performance

S Wang, M Zhou, T Chen, X Yang… - Social cognitive and …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
As a personality trait, grit involves the tendency to strive to achieve long-term goals with
continual passion and perseverance and plays an extremely crucial role in personal …

Physical activity is associated with lower long-term incidence of anxiety in a population-based, large-scale study

M Svensson, L Brundin, S Erhardt, U Hållmarker… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Physical activity may prevent anxiety, but the importance of exercise intensity, sex-specific
mechanisms, and duration of the effects remains largely unknown. We used an …