Conceptualising and testing the Narnian Character Virtue Scales: a study among 12- to 13-year-old students

This paper sets out to examine and to operationalise 12 key character virtues identified within C. S. Lewis’ Narnian texts: courage, curiosity, forgiveness, fortitude, gratitude, hard work, humility, integrity, justice, love, self-control, and wisdom. A pilot study among 56 year eight students (12-1...

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Auteurs: Francis, Leslie J. (Auteur) ; Pike, Mark (Auteur) ; Lankshear, David W. (Auteur) ; Nesfield, Victoria (Auteur) ; Lickona, Thomas (Auteur)
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Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Taylor & Francis 2017
Dans: Mental health, religion & culture
Année: 2017, Volume: 20, Numéro: 9, Pages: 860-872
Sujets non-standardisés:B Character
B Psychology
B Empathy
B Personality
B Self-esteem
B Adolescents
B Virtues
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Résumé:This paper sets out to examine and to operationalise 12 key character virtues identified within C. S. Lewis’ Narnian texts: courage, curiosity, forgiveness, fortitude, gratitude, hard work, humility, integrity, justice, love, self-control, and wisdom. A pilot study among 56 year eight students (12-13 years of age) generated nine five-item instruments displaying adequate internal consistency reliability, and suggested ways in which the other three measures (curiosity, integrity, and love) could be enhanced in future work. Construct validity was explored by examining the correlations between these 12 character virtues and sex, self-concept, and empathy, and by locating these 12 character virtues within the three-dimensional psychological space proposed by Eysenck’s model of personality.
ISSN:1469-9737
Contient:Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2017.1398721