In
psychology,
persistence (PS) is a
personality trait. It is measured in 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. Cloninger's research found that persistence, like the other temperament traits, is highly
heritable. The subscales of PS in TCI-R consist of:
- Eagerness of effort (PS1)
- Work hardened (PS2)
- Ambitious (PS3)
- Perfectionist (PS4)
A study comparing the Temperament and Character Inventory to the
five factor model of personality found that persistence was substantially associated with
conscientiousness. Additionally, persistence was moderately positively associated with the TCI trait of
self-transcendence. Research has 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.