This study aimed to explore whether there existed unobserved, qualitatively different profiles in self-regulated learning among university students. We also investigated how grit’s factors (i.e. consistency of interest and perseverance of effort) pr...
This study aimed to explore whether there existed unobserved, qualitatively different profiles in self-regulated learning among university students. We also investigated how grit’s factors (i.e. consistency of interest and perseverance of effort) predicted the membership of self-regulated learning profiles. Observed indicators of self-regulated learning were assessed by intrinsic value, self-efficacy, cognitive regulation, effort regulation, and perceived instrumentality. A total of 429 students who enrolled in four-year universities located in Seoul and Jeolla-do area responded grit and self-regulated learning survey and a Latent Profile Analysis (LPA) was employed to analyze data. Results showed that a four-class model fit data best, revealing high, middle-high, middle-low, and low profiles in terms of self-regulated learning components. In a conditional model, as grit’s score increased, the probability of being in relatively higher groups of self-regulated learning increased. Moreover, consistency of interest significantly predicted whether a student belongs to high vs. other groups of self-regulated learning while perseverance of effort predicted whether he/she belongs to middle-high vs. middle-low group in addition to high vs. other groups. This means that the predictability of perseverance of effort in self-regulated learning is higher than that of consistency of effort, supporting prior research.