Relationship of dispositional mindfulness and grit on self-leadership strategies of student-leaders in philippine higher educational institutions

Abstract

Acknowledging the dearth of research investigating the associations between self-leadership, dispositional mindfulness, and grit, the current study explored the relationships among the three constructs. Particularly, the study explored dispositional mindfulness and grit factors as predictors of three self-leadership strategies: behavior-focused, natural rewards, and constructive thought. Data was collected among student-leaders (n = 208) in Philippine Higher Educational Institutions. The results of the correlation analysis conducted showed positive associations among the self-leadership strategies and grit, specifically the perseverance of effort factor. Interestingly, dispositional mindfulness and the strategies are not significantly correlated. Regression analysis also revealed that the perseverance of effort grit factor significantly predicts the three self-leadership strategies among the variables. Results infer that grit among student-leaders contributes to self-leadership, which can provide implications in developing self-leadership programs for student-leaders.