Perseverance, as a typical positive psychological trait, can effectively explain the differences in students' academic performance. In this study, 295 students from Tibetan University were surveyed by questionnaire to explore the specific mechanisms of perseverance's influence on college students' academic performance. The results of the study showed that the effect of perseverance on college students' academic performance showed a moderated model, and learning engagement fully mediated the relationship between perseverance and academic performance, with passion playing a significant positive moderating role in the first and second half of the mediated model.

Xiyue Yang. The Effect of Perseverance on College Students' Academic Performance—An Intermediary Model with Moderation. Frontiers in Educational Research (2023) Vol. 6, Issue 9: 103-113. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2023.060918.

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