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char acter strengths of first-year student teachers and the 5 cs ...
Kindness, and Self-regulation. Only Teamwork and Humour correlated
significantly with all 5 Cs. Fairness, Kindness and Leadership correlated
with all Cs, except Confidence. Similarly, Gratitude and Forgiveness corre-
lated with all Cs, except Competence. Several character strengths showed
no significant correlations with Caring: Zest, Hope, Perseverance, Social
intelligence, Perspective, Bravery and Self-regulation, whereas they corre-
lated significantly with the four other Cs. Love correlated with all Cs, ex-
cept Character. Two intellectual character strengths, Love of learning and
Judgement, correlated only with Character.
Results of the qualitative analysis
Participants were asked to name and describe character strengths that
could help them achieve each of the 5 Cs. The frequencies of all charac-
ter strengths listed were evaluated and divided by the number of partici-
pants (N = 130); results are presented in Table 2. Students could name var-
ious character strengths that relate to each of the Cs, meaning the sum of
f% exceeds 100%. In addition, some students’ quotes are presented to il-
lustrate how students perceive the role of character strengths in achiev-
ing the 5 Cs.
Table 2: Perceived contribution of character strengths (in f %) to Competence, Confidence, Character,
Connection and Caring, according to the students’ responses.
Kindness Competence Confidence Character Connection Caring
Love (f %) (f %) (f %) (f %) (f %)
Fairness 42.31 20.00 4.62 56.92 61.54
Perseverance 34.62 36.92 2.31 46.15 52.31
Teamwork 33.08 7.69 74.62 29.23 18.46
Humour 31.54 12.31 3.08 6.92 6.15
Honesty 30.77 2.31 3.85 28.46 2.31
Judgement 27.69 11.54 0.00 32.31 3.85
Gratitude 25.38 13.85 13.08 21.54 13.08
Creativity 23.08 3.85 34.62 4.62 0.00
Curiosity 18.46 30.00 2.31 17.69 19.23
Leadership 16.92 3.85 0.77 6.15 0.77
16.92 3.85 0.77 10.00 3.08
15.38 4.62 2.31 9.23 0.00
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Kindness, and Self-regulation. Only Teamwork and Humour correlated
significantly with all 5 Cs. Fairness, Kindness and Leadership correlated
with all Cs, except Confidence. Similarly, Gratitude and Forgiveness corre-
lated with all Cs, except Competence. Several character strengths showed
no significant correlations with Caring: Zest, Hope, Perseverance, Social
intelligence, Perspective, Bravery and Self-regulation, whereas they corre-
lated significantly with the four other Cs. Love correlated with all Cs, ex-
cept Character. Two intellectual character strengths, Love of learning and
Judgement, correlated only with Character.
Results of the qualitative analysis
Participants were asked to name and describe character strengths that
could help them achieve each of the 5 Cs. The frequencies of all charac-
ter strengths listed were evaluated and divided by the number of partici-
pants (N = 130); results are presented in Table 2. Students could name var-
ious character strengths that relate to each of the Cs, meaning the sum of
f% exceeds 100%. In addition, some students’ quotes are presented to il-
lustrate how students perceive the role of character strengths in achiev-
ing the 5 Cs.
Table 2: Perceived contribution of character strengths (in f %) to Competence, Confidence, Character,
Connection and Caring, according to the students’ responses.
Kindness Competence Confidence Character Connection Caring
Love (f %) (f %) (f %) (f %) (f %)
Fairness 42.31 20.00 4.62 56.92 61.54
Perseverance 34.62 36.92 2.31 46.15 52.31
Teamwork 33.08 7.69 74.62 29.23 18.46
Humour 31.54 12.31 3.08 6.92 6.15
Honesty 30.77 2.31 3.85 28.46 2.31
Judgement 27.69 11.54 0.00 32.31 3.85
Gratitude 25.38 13.85 13.08 21.54 13.08
Creativity 23.08 3.85 34.62 4.62 0.00
Curiosity 18.46 30.00 2.31 17.69 19.23
Leadership 16.92 3.85 0.77 6.15 0.77
16.92 3.85 0.77 10.00 3.08
15.38 4.62 2.31 9.23 0.00
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