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Marie-Céline Gouwy; Dries H. Bostyn; Barbara De Clercq; Arne Roets – Journal of Adolescence, 2025
Introduction: The Moral Foundations Theory (MFT) identifies innate moral foundations that drive moral judgment, and are assumed to mature at different phases throughout development. However, core developmental aspects of moral foundations, such as normative age and gender differences from an MFT perspective, remain relatively unexplored,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Moral Values, Decision Making, Moral Development
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Mariano, Jenni Menon; Damiani, Taylor; Boyer, Margaret – Youth & Society, 2021
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…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Young Adults, Adolescent Development, Personality Traits
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James L. Merle; Madeline F. Larson; Clayton R. Cook – Grantee Submission, 2023
Social-emotional learning (SEL) and character education are important components of adolescent development. In this study, we evaluated a randomized controlled trial of CharacterStrong, a curriculum that combines SEL and character education that included 1609 students and 242 teachers across 14 schools. This study applied baseline target…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Social Emotional Learning, Values Education, Self Efficacy