Francis, LJ, Pike, M, Lankshear, DW et al. (2 more authors) (2017) Conceptualising and testing the Narnian Character Virtue Scales: a study among 12- to 13-year-old students. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 20 (9). pp. 860-872. ISSN 1367-4676
Abstract
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.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017, Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Mental Health, Religion & Culture on 05 Dec 2017, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13674676.2017.1398721. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | character; virtues; adolescents; psychology; personality; self-esteem; empathy |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Education (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number John Templeton Foundation (US) Not Known |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 09 Jan 2018 13:06 |
Last Modified: | 05 Dec 2018 01:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/13674676.2017.1398721 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:125987 |