Protect Your GPA From COVID-19: The Power of Grit and Resilience​

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has featured many impacts to higher education. Academic performance in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic has received minimal research compared to other topics like mental health and productivity. Previously, research found there was no difference in academic performance before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and that anxiety isn’t a negative component that explains students’ stress with academics amidst the academic shift of the pandemic (El Said, 2021; Jun et al., 2021).​ Therefore, the current study seeks to explore whether protective factors like grit and resilience can improve both perceived and actual academic performance in students and whether these factors moderate COVID-19 related concerns.