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<p>Adolescents today are navigating critical developmental tasks within digitally saturated environments that heighten stress, distractibility, and feelings of social disconnection. This conceptual article advances the <i>Life Skills-Grit Nexus</i>, a framework that explains how structured life skills education can cultivate grit defined as sustained passion and perseverance toward long-term goals while simultaneously supporting emotional resilience and digital well-being. Drawing on Grit Theory, Self-Determination Theory, and the Positive Youth Development perspective, the paper argues that core life skills such as self-awareness, emotion regulation, decision-making, problem-solving, and interpersonal communication strengthen the basic psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness, which in turn foster perseverance and goal-directed consistency. To enhance conceptual clarity, the article operationalizes life skills into measurable domains and delineates four grit-relevant outcomes: emotional grit, cognitive endurance, social tenacity, and digital grit. A testable research model with hypotheses is presented, accompanied by an illustrative (non-prescriptive) application showing how the framework can inform educational and psychological practice. The paper concludes with implications for psychologists, educators, and policymakers, and highlights key priorities for empirical validation. By shifting from prescriptive program descriptions to a theory-driven conceptual specification, this article provides a clearer foundation for advancing research on how life skills education can strengthen adolescent resilience and flourishing in the digital age.</p>

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The role of life skills education and grit in adolescent resilience in the digital age

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    2026年1月31日

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  • Deepti Singh,
  • Rashmi Soni

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Adolescents today are navigating critical developmental tasks within digitally saturated environments that heighten stress, distractibility, and feelings of social disconnection. This conceptual article advances the Life Skills-Grit Nexus, a framework that explains how structured life skills education can cultivate grit defined as sustained passion and perseverance toward long-term goals while simultaneously supporting emotional resilience and digital well-being. Drawing on Grit Theory, Self-Determination Theory, and the Positive Youth Development perspective, the paper argues that core life skills such as self-awareness, emotion regulation, decision-making, problem-solving, and interpersonal communication strengthen the basic psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness, which in turn foster perseverance and goal-directed consistency. To enhance conceptual clarity, the article operationalizes life skills into measurable domains and delineates four grit-relevant outcomes: emotional grit, cognitive endurance, social tenacity, and digital grit. A testable research model with hypotheses is presented, accompanied by an illustrative (non-prescriptive) application showing how the framework can inform educational and psychological practice. The paper concludes with implications for psychologists, educators, and policymakers, and highlights key priorities for empirical validation. By shifting from prescriptive program descriptions to a theory-driven conceptual specification, this article provides a clearer foundation for advancing research on how life skills education can strengthen adolescent resilience and flourishing in the digital age.