Determination is the quality of showing commitment to achieving a goal, regardless of the challenges that may arise. It is a positive emotional feeling that promotes persevering towards a difficult goal in spite of obstacles. Determination occurs prior to goal attainment and serves to motivate behavior that will help achieve ones goal. It is not just a cognitive state, but an affective state, and people consider it to be an emotion. The word determination comes from the Latin word dēterminatiō, meaning "limit" or "determination, end result". It is derived from the verb dētermināre, meaning "confine; designate," with the abstract noun suffix -tiō. The meaning shifted from "end result, decision" to its present meaning.
In summary, determination is the quality of showing commitment to achieving a goal, regardless of the challenges that may arise. It is a positive emotional feeling that promotes persevering towards a difficult goal in spite of obstacles.
