Factor Structure of Character Strengths in Youth: Consistency across Ages and Measures

Autor/inn/en	McGrath, Robert E.; Walker, David Ian
Titel	Factor Structure of Character Strengths in Youth: Consistency across Ages and Measures
Quelle	In: Journal of Moral Education, 45 (2016) 4, S.400-418 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-7240
DOI	10.1080/03057240.2016.1213709
Schlagwörter	Factor Analysis; Factor Structure; Personality Traits; Moral Development; Youth; Classification; Adolescents; Preadolescents; Measurement; Interpersonal Competence; Social Cognition; Self Control; Adults; Rating Scales; Correlation; Caring; Learning Motivation; Statistical Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Faktorenanalyse; Faktorenstruktur; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Moralische Entwicklung; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Messverfahren; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Soziale Kognition; Selbstbeherrschung; Rating-Skala; Korrelation; Care; Pflege; Sorge; Betreuung; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	The VIA Classification of Strengths and Virtues attempts to provide a comprehensive model of character based on 24 character strengths. The present study is the largest study to date exploring the structure of the 24 strengths in youth. One sample (N = 23,850) completed the VIA-Youth, a teen measure of the VIA Classification. Based on a random subsample, it was determined the data were best modeled using four factors. The remainder of the sample was used to demonstrate measurement invariance for the four-factor model across ages 10-17 and country. Comparison with 471 English academy school students who completed two alternate measures of the VIA Classification also demonstrated measurement invariance. The results suggest a four-factor model that includes two primarily interpersonal factors, one reflecting general engagement, the second other-directedness. Other factors involved intellectual and self-control strengths. Implications for the understanding of character strengths in youth versus adults are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01