Department of Research Theory and Methods in Education and Psychology, School of Education and Psychology, University of Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain.
Department of Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Almería, 04120 La Cañada de San Urbano, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Aug 4;18(16):8263. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18168263.
A renewed interest in the study of character and virtue has recently emerged in the fields of Education and Psychology. The latest research has confirmed the association between virtuous consistent behaviours and academic positive outcomes. However, the motivational dimension of character (the intentions underlying the patterns of observed behaviours) has received little attention. This research aims to extend the knowledge on this topic by examining the predictive relationships between the behavioural and motivational dimensions of character, with reference to academic engagement, career self-doubt and performance of Spanish university students. A total of 183 undergraduates aged 18-30 (142 of whom were women) from the north of Spain completed specific parts of self-report questionnaires, including the Values in Action VIA-72, a Spanish translated and validated version of the Moral Self-Relevance Measure MSR, and the Utrecht Work Engagement Student Scale UWES-S9. The collected data were analysed using Structural Equation Modelling. The behavioural dimension of character (character strength factors of caring, self-control and inquisitiveness) showed positive associations with academic engagement and performance. The motivational dimension of character ( motivation), was negatively related to career self-doubt. For the first time, the present study has provided support for the contribution of both dimensions of character to undergraduate academic outcomes.
最近，教育学和心理学领域重新燃起了对性格和品德的研究兴趣。最新的研究证实了品德的一致行为与学业积极成果之间的关联。然而，品德的动机维度（观察到的行为模式背后的意图）却很少受到关注。本研究旨在通过考察品德的行为和动机维度之间的预测关系，来扩展这一主题的知识，参考对象为西班牙大学生的学业参与度、职业自我怀疑和表现。共有 183 名年龄在 18 至 30 岁之间的西班牙北部本科生（其中 142 名为女性）完成了自陈式问卷的特定部分，包括价值观行动 VIA-72、经过翻译和验证的西班牙版道德自我相关性量表 MSR，以及乌得勒支工作投入学生量表 UWES-S9。使用结构方程模型对收集到的数据进行了分析。品德的行为维度（关怀、自我控制和好奇心等性格优势因素）与学业参与度和表现呈正相关。品德的动机维度（动机）与职业自我怀疑呈负相关。本研究首次为性格的两个维度对大学生学业成果的贡献提供了支持。
