Self- and Other-Reported Virtues of Young Purpose Exemplars

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ID2329311
AuthorsJenni Menon Mariano (0000-0003-4379-4739, University of South Florida Sarasota–Manatee, corresponding author), Taylor Damiani (0000-0002-4373-9492, University of California, Santa Barbara), Margaret Boyer (University of California, Santa Barbara), Margaret P Boyer (University of California, Santa Barbara)
Year2021
Volume53
Issue3
Pages466-485
Publication date2021-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueYouth & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0044-118X • E-ISSN: 1552-8499
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0044118x19859022
OpenAlexW2955845680
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited33

In theory, purpose has implications for fostering good character, yet almost no research considers this proposition. This study examined character strengths in interviews with eight adolescent and young adult purpose exemplars and with informants who know them well. Most mentioned, general, typical, and variant strength occurrences were compared between purpose exemplars ( n = 8) and their informants ( n = 16). The groups agreed on prevalence of some strengths, but exemplars reported a much broader range of virtues to characterize their experience, with greater emphasis on virtues requiring maturity, such as wisdom, temperance, and transcendence, as well as strengths pertaining to inquisitiveness. The study supports associations of purpose with single character strengths but also aligns with the unitary view of character

Character (mathematics) · Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Maturity (psychological) · Proposition · Sociology · Strengths and weaknesses · Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology

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