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May 9, 2026BMC PsychologyOpen Access

Latent profiles of grit, self-control, belonging, and college motives: differential effects of self-control on academic performance among Chilean university students

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BTBernardita TorneroMCMarcela CárcamoMRManuel Rengifo

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Overview

Randomized trial examines academic performance links to psychological factors in university students, suggesting self-control's significance.

Key Points

  • This study aims to identify psychological profiles of university students and their impact on academic performance.
  • Sample of 1,651 first-year students from a private university in Santiago, Chile.
  • Participants completed validated scales on grit, self-control, sense of belonging, and college motives.
  • Latent Profile Analysis and multinomial logistic regression were used to uncover profiles and associations.
  • Four profiles emerged, primarily differentiated by self-control and motivational orientations.
  • Interpersonal self-control positively related to academic achievement, while work self-control had a slight negative association.
  • Grit and sense of belonging did not predict academic performance.

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Tornero et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fed03cb9154b0b82877407https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-04650-y
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