The relationship between emotions and grit has been investigated in various backgrounds. However, the specific correlations between academic emotion and grit, as well as how the sub-dimensions of academic emotion and grit interact with each other, still require deep attention, particularly within the group of Chinese college students. Therefore, this study aims to explore these relationships by inviting 138 Chinese college students to participate in an offline questionnaire survey voluntarily. The data is analyzed using SPSS 26.0, including descriptive statistics and correlation analysis. The main findings are as follows: (1) College students’ academic emotion and grit are both at medium levels. (2) Academic emotion is positively correlated with students’ grit. As for correlations between academic emotion, grit, and their sub-dimensions, academic emotion correlates with “consistency of interest” positively. Grit correlates with positive high-arousal and low-arousal emotions positively. “Perseverance of effort” correlates with positive emotions and negative low-arousal emotions. “Consistency of interest” correlates with negative emotions and positive low-arousal emotions. “Adaptability to situations” correlates with positive emotions and negative low-arousal emotions. The results indicate that students’ academic emotions and grit interact with each other to some extent. Based on the findings, the pedagogical implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.

Yingxin Li, Xiaoru Lin. Research on the Correlation between Academic Emotion and Grit among Chinese College Students. Frontiers in Educational Research (2024) Vol. 7, Issue 2: 112-119. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2024.070218.

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