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M SD Competence Confidence Character Caring Connection
.14 .16
Curiosity 3.96 0.53 .32** .24** .35** .14 .39**
.08 .10
Zest 3.92 0.56 .46** .51** .29** .40** .14
.10 .31**
Judgement 3.91 0.49 .12 .15 .39**
.15 .44**
Modesty 3.81 0.60 -.11 .06 .18*
.15 .29**
Hope 3.80 0.64 .30** .61** .21*
.25** .16
Perseverance 3.79 0.60 .32** .36** .28** .13 .22*
Social 3.77 0.50 .52** .36** .35** .20* .18*
intelligence
.32** .21*
Creativity 3.75 0.65 .19* .03 .24** .04 .09
Perspective 3.73 0.47 .37** .37** .42** .10 .20*
.14 .37**
Forgiveness 3.72 0.56 .16 .25** .26** .02 -.03
-.03 .38**
Prudence 3.67 0.53 -.02 .17 .36** -.01 .36**
.30** .30**
Spirituality 3.58 0.84 .24** .35** .19* 1 .34**
.34**
Bravery 3.54 0.53 .31** .23** .31** 1
Self-regulation 3.51 0.51 .36** .26** .35**
Love of learning 3.37 0.62 .06 .05 .35**
1 .45** .11
Competence 3.37 0.59 .45** .30**
.11 1 1
Confidence 3.87 0.52 -.03 .30** .30**
.38** -.01 .30**
Character 4.10 0.38 .36**
Caring 4.44 0.48
Connection 3.94 0.55
Notes. * p < .05; ** p < .001.
Students showed the highest scores for the character strengths of
Fairness, Kindness, Teamwork, Leadership, Gratitude, Love, Honesty,
Humour, and Appreciation of beauty (mean scores above M = 4.0). The
lowest-rated character strengths were Spirituality, Bravery, Self-regulation,
and Love of learning.
The majority of character strengths showed significant positive corre-
lations with the 5 Cs. Social intelligence, Zest, Perspective, Self-regulation,
Humour, Teamwork and Leadership showed the highest correlations
with Competence. Confidence correlated most strongly with Hope, Zest,
Love, Perspective, Perseverance, Social intelligence, Spirituality and
Gratitude. Character correlated most strongly with Appreciation of beau-
ty, Perspective, Fairness, Leadership, Judgement, Prudence, Self-regulation,
and Love of learning. Caring correlated most strongly with Modesty,
Teamwork, Kindness, Prudence, Leadership and Fairness. Connection cor-
related most strongly with Love, Perseverance, Teamwork, Zest, Humour,
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M SD Competence Confidence Character Caring Connection
.14 .16
Curiosity 3.96 0.53 .32** .24** .35** .14 .39**
.08 .10
Zest 3.92 0.56 .46** .51** .29** .40** .14
.10 .31**
Judgement 3.91 0.49 .12 .15 .39**
.15 .44**
Modesty 3.81 0.60 -.11 .06 .18*
.15 .29**
Hope 3.80 0.64 .30** .61** .21*
.25** .16
Perseverance 3.79 0.60 .32** .36** .28** .13 .22*
Social 3.77 0.50 .52** .36** .35** .20* .18*
intelligence
.32** .21*
Creativity 3.75 0.65 .19* .03 .24** .04 .09
Perspective 3.73 0.47 .37** .37** .42** .10 .20*
.14 .37**
Forgiveness 3.72 0.56 .16 .25** .26** .02 -.03
-.03 .38**
Prudence 3.67 0.53 -.02 .17 .36** -.01 .36**
.30** .30**
Spirituality 3.58 0.84 .24** .35** .19* 1 .34**
.34**
Bravery 3.54 0.53 .31** .23** .31** 1
Self-regulation 3.51 0.51 .36** .26** .35**
Love of learning 3.37 0.62 .06 .05 .35**
1 .45** .11
Competence 3.37 0.59 .45** .30**
.11 1 1
Confidence 3.87 0.52 -.03 .30** .30**
.38** -.01 .30**
Character 4.10 0.38 .36**
Caring 4.44 0.48
Connection 3.94 0.55
Notes. * p < .05; ** p < .001.
Students showed the highest scores for the character strengths of
Fairness, Kindness, Teamwork, Leadership, Gratitude, Love, Honesty,
Humour, and Appreciation of beauty (mean scores above M = 4.0). The
lowest-rated character strengths were Spirituality, Bravery, Self-regulation,
and Love of learning.
The majority of character strengths showed significant positive corre-
lations with the 5 Cs. Social intelligence, Zest, Perspective, Self-regulation,
Humour, Teamwork and Leadership showed the highest correlations
with Competence. Confidence correlated most strongly with Hope, Zest,
Love, Perspective, Perseverance, Social intelligence, Spirituality and
Gratitude. Character correlated most strongly with Appreciation of beau-
ty, Perspective, Fairness, Leadership, Judgement, Prudence, Self-regulation,
and Love of learning. Caring correlated most strongly with Modesty,
Teamwork, Kindness, Prudence, Leadership and Fairness. Connection cor-
related most strongly with Love, Perseverance, Teamwork, Zest, Humour,
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