Examining Character Structure and Function across Childhood and Adolescence

Autor/inn/en	Shubert, Jennifer; Wray-Lake, Laura; Syvertsen, Amy K.; Metzger, Aaron
Titel	Examining Character Structure and Function across Childhood and Adolescence
Quelle	In: Child Development, 90 (2019) 4, (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Shubert, Jennifer)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-3920
DOI	10.1111/cdev.13035
Schlagwörter	Personality Traits; Elementary School Students; Middle School Students; High School Students; Models; Age Differences; Developmental Stages; Child Development; Adolescent Development; Socioeconomic Status; Ethnicity; Values + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Analogiemodell; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Kindesentwicklung; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Ethnizität; Wertbegriff
Abstract	Character strengths are an integral component of positive youth development that can promote flourishing. Developmental principles posit constructs become increasingly complex with age, yet this process has not been examined with character. Using a socioeconomically and ethnically diverse sample of 2,467 youth ages 9-19, bifactor models were estimated across elementary, middle, and high school-age groups to examine age differences in character structure and function. With successive age, a greater number of specific character strength factors were identified, suggesting character structure becomes more differentiated across adolescence. Results linking character bifactor models to indicators of positive functioning also supported differentiation in character function across ages. Findings point to the need for theoretical and empirical considerations of character structure and function across development. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01