AUTHOR=Marcelo-Torres Nohemi , Manyari-Masias Maria Pia , Calderón-Sánchez Raymundo , Tutte Veronica , Brandão Regina , Caycho-Rodríguez Tomás , Reyes-Bossio Mario TITLE=Basic psychological needs and GRIT in Peruvian university students JOURNAL=Frontiers in Education VOLUME=Volume 9 - 2024 YEAR=2024 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/education/articles/10.3389/feduc.2024.1282448 DOI=10.3389/feduc.2024.1282448 ISSN=2504-284X ABSTRACT=The present quantitative study of predictive design aims to determine the influence of basic psychological needs and some socio-demographic variables on GRIT, in a sample constituted by scholarship students financed by (PRONABEC) from a private university in Lima. The GRIT Scale and Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration Scale were applied to 865 students, 54.7% were female, the ages fluctuated between 16 and 47 years of age, 74.5% were residents in Lime. Results demonstrated that Basic Psychological Need's satisfaction has a positive influence on GRIT. On the other hand, there is a negative relationship between the GRIT dimensions (consistency and perseverance) and BPN frustration. In addition, women and first generation students showing higher GRIT levels. To conclude, this research confirms a high degree of influence of the competence needs satisfaction dimension on the GRIT and the influence of sociodemographic variables in achieving objectives.