Because of you I did not give up – Peer effects in perseverance
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Because of you I did not give up – Peer effects in perseverance. / Gerhards, Leonie; Gravert, Christina.
I: Journal of Economic Psychology, Bind 81, 102316, 12.2020.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Because of you I did not give up – Peer effects in perseverance
AU - Gerhards, Leonie
AU - Gravert, Christina
PY - 2020/12
Y1 - 2020/12
N2 - It has been shown that both perseverance as well as peer effects affect performance. In our experiment, we investigate the interplay between these two factors. Participants work on a wordplay task where we quantify perseverance as the decision to continue working hard in the face of challenges. We find that persevering on the task is significantly correlated with the psychological questionnaire measure of grit (Duckworth et al., 2007). In an additional treatment, we provide participants with information about a peer's contemporaneous perseverance on the task. This significantly increases participants’ perseverance on the task independently of their perseverance as measured in the questionnaire, suggesting that it does not only depend on individuals’ inherent traits, but can also be increased by peers.
AB - It has been shown that both perseverance as well as peer effects affect performance. In our experiment, we investigate the interplay between these two factors. Participants work on a wordplay task where we quantify perseverance as the decision to continue working hard in the face of challenges. We find that persevering on the task is significantly correlated with the psychological questionnaire measure of grit (Duckworth et al., 2007). In an additional treatment, we provide participants with information about a peer's contemporaneous perseverance on the task. This significantly increases participants’ perseverance on the task independently of their perseverance as measured in the questionnaire, suggesting that it does not only depend on individuals’ inherent traits, but can also be increased by peers.
KW - Grit
KW - Laboratory experiment
KW - Peer effects
KW - Perseverance
KW - Real-effort
U2 - 10.1016/j.joep.2020.102316
DO - 10.1016/j.joep.2020.102316
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85090420581
VL - 81
JO - Journal of Economic Psychology
JF - Journal of Economic Psychology
SN - 0167-4870
M1 - 102316
ER -
ID: 252301478