Peer-Reviewed Publications
Duckworth, A.L., Quinn, P.D., & Seligman, M.E.P. (in press) Positive predictors of teacher effectiveness. Journal of Positive Psychology. (pdf)
MacCann, C., Duckworth, A.L., & Roberts, R.D. (in press) Empirical identification of the major facets of conscientiousness. Learning and Individual Differences. (pdf)
Duckworth, A.L. (2009). (Over and) beyond high-stakes testing. American Psychologist, 64(4), 279-280. (pdf)
Duckworth, A.L, & Quinn, P.D. (2009). Development and validation of the Short Grit Scale (Grit-S). Journal of Personality Assessment, 91, 166-174. (pdf)
Borghans, L., Duckworth, A.L., Heckman, J.J., & ter Weel, B. (2008). The economics and psychology of personality traits. Journal of Human Resources, 43(4), 972-1059. (pdf)
Duckworth, A.L., Peterson, C., Matthews, M.D., & Kelly, D.R. (2007). Grit: Perseverance and passion for long-term goals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92(6), 1087-1101. (pdf)
Duckworth, A. L., & Seligman, M. E. P. (2006). Self-discipline gives girls the edge: Gender in self-discipline, grades, and achievement test scores. Journal of Educational Psychology, 98(1), 198-208. (pdf)
Duckworth, A. L., & Seligman, M. E. P. (2005). Self-discipline outdoes IQ in predicting academic performance of adolescents. Psychological Science, 16(12), 939-944. (pdf)
Duckworth, A. L., Steen, T. A., & Seligman, M. E. P. (2005). Positive psychology in clinical practice. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 1(1), 629-651. (pdf)
Manuscripts Submitted for Publication
Duckworth, A.L., Grant, H., Oettingen, G., Loew, B., & Gollwitzer, P. Self-regulation strategies improve self-discipline in adolescents. Benefits of mental contrasting and implementation intentions. (pdf )
Duckworth, A.L.,
Quinn, P.D., Lynam, D., Loeber, R., Moffit, T., & Caspi, A. What
intelligence tests test: Individual differences in test motivation and IQ. (pdf)
Duckworth, A.L.,
& Shulze, R. Jingle jangle: A meta-analysis
of intercorrelations among self-control measures. (pdf)
Duckworth, A.L.,
Tsukayama, E., & May, H. Beyond
prediction: Establishing the causal role of self-control for achievement. (pdf)
Romer, D.,
Duckworth, A.L., Sznitman, S., & Park, S. Can
Adolescents Learn Self-Control? Delay of Gratification in the Development of
Control over Risk Taking. (pdf)