Grit, a trait consisting of perseverance despite adversity and passion for long-term goals, is a strong predictor of success, but less is known about how it relates to an individual’s subjective well-being. Research published Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin found that perseverance of effort has a strong relationship to subjective well-being while consistency of interest (i.e., passion) is weakly related. Study authors Xiangling Hou and colleagues defined subjective well-being in this study by assessing two sub facets: affective well-being and cognitive well-being. “Affective well-be…
