You Might Belong in Gryffindor”
Children’s Courage and Its Relationships to Anxiety Symptoms, Big Five Personality Traits, and Sex Roles
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13404704 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Muris (0000-0001-5447-8200, Erasmus University Rotterdam, corresponding author), Birgit Mayer (0000-0003-1346-531X, Erasmus University Rotterdam), Tinke Schubert (Erasmus University Rotterdam) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 204-213 |
| Publication date | 2009-10-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Child Psychiatry & Human Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-398X • E-ISSN: 1573-3327 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10578-009-0161-x |
| PMID | 19826945 |
| PMCID | PMC2817086 |
| OpenAlex | W2113920426 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 17 |
This study describes a first exploration of the construct of courage in youths. Children aged 8-13 years were invited to report on the most courageous action that they had ever performed during their life. In addition, the Courage Measure for Children (CM-C) was construed as an index of children's level of personal courage, and this scale was administered in two samples of school children (Ns being 168 and 159) along with a number of other questionnaires. Results indicated that children were familiar with the concept of courage as more than 70% reported to have carried out a courageous action during their life. In addition, self-reported courage as indexed by the CM-C was positively correlated with scores on a vignette measure of courage, parent ratings of children's courage, extraversion, openness/intellect, and a masculine sex role, whereas a negative correlation was observed with anxiety symptoms. The implications of these findings and potential directions for future research are briefly discussed
Anxiety · Big Five personality traits · Courage · Developmental psychology · Extraversion and introversion · Openness to experience · Personality · Theology · Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Social Psychology
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An experimental analysis of fearlessness and courage
Fear and Courage
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |