uh. oh. hope trumps general intelligence, personality and even previous academic achievement in predicting success

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"a study led by Psychologist Alex Wood of University of Manchester has revealed that hope trumps general intelligence, personality and even previous academic achievement in predicting success

The findings suggest that hope uniquely predicts objective academic achievement above intelligence, personality, and previous academic achievement."

Day L, Hanson K, Maltby J, Proctor C, Wood A (2010) Hope uniquely predicts objective academic achievement above intelligence, personality, and previous academic achievement. Journal of Research in Personality 44: 550–553

Abstract
A 3-year longitudinal study explored whether the two-dimensional model of trait hope predicted degree
scores after considering intelligence, personality, and previous academic achievement. A sample of 129
respondents (52 males, 77 females) completed measures of trait hope, general intelligence, the five factor
model of personality, divergent thinking, as well as objective measures of their academic performance
before university (‘A’ level grades) and final degree scores. The findings suggest that hope uniquely predicts objective academic achievement above intelligence, personality, and previous academic achievement. The findings are discussed within the context of how it may be fruitful for researchers to
explore how hope is related to everyday academic practice