Development and Validation of a Scale for Christian Character Assessment of University Students

Bibliographic Data

ID3148950
AuthorsSungwon Kim (0000-0002-9371-8884), Sung-Won Kim (0000-0003-4123-5204, Chongshin University, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume8
Issue5
Pages82
Publication date2017-05-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReligions (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel8050082
OpenAlexW2610952632
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited3

After the Character Education Act was enacted, providing character classes became a prerequisite in some Korean colleges starting in spring 2017. Keeping in step with these changes, experts researching character education cited the need for the development of character scales. The purpose of the present study is to explore the validity and reliability of the Christian character scale for university students. The participants were 994 students attending a Christian university in Seoul. The original 75 questions were developed from 13 factors, within three domains, from the three Biblical references and Christian universities' virtuous character traits. These questions were reduced to 39, three per each factor, through the examination of content validity by a validation panel. Twenty-nine questions were finalized through exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis within five factors: relationships with others I-loving and caring, relationship with God, relationships with others II-loving and peacemaking, personal responsibility, and social responsibility

Character education · Confirmatory factor analysis · Developmental psychology · Exploratory factor analysis · Pedagogy · Psychometrics · Sociology · Structural equation modeling · Health and Wellbeing Research · Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology