In psychology, persistence (PS) is a personality trait. It is measured with the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) and is considered one of the four temperament traits. Persistence refers to perseverance in spite of fatigue or frustration.[1]
C. Robert Cloninger's research found that persistence, like the other temperament traits, is highly heritable.
The subscales of PS in TCI-R consist of:
A study comparing the Temperament and Character Inventory to the five factor model of personality found that persistence is substantially associated with[clarification needed] conscientiousness.[2] Additionally, persistence is moderately positively associated with[clarification needed] the TCI trait of self-transcendence. Research also found that persistence is positively correlated with Activity in Zuckerman's Alternative Five model, and is negatively correlated with psychoticism in Eysenck's model.[2]
Researchers investigated two paths for improving persistence: "logic-of-consequence" in which you try to become more aware of the expected positive outcomes of persevering in order to motivate yourself to persist; and "logic-of-appropriateness" in which you see persevering as coherent with your self-image as a persistent person.[3]
People may exercise more or less resilience depending on whether or not they are being observed by others.[4]