Character strengths: A study of Argentinean soldiers
The primary objective of this research was to study the differences in positive traits between military and civilian college students and between cadets in their first and final years at a military academy. Second, the research aimed to study the relations between positive traits and the academic an...
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| Keyword: | CHARACTER STRENGTHS CIVILIANS MILITARY PERFORMANCE POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.1 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5 |
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| author | Cosentino, Alejandro César |
| author2 | Castro Solano, Alejandro |
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| description | The primary objective of this research was to study the differences in positive traits between military and civilian college students and between cadets in their first and final years at a military academy. Second, the research aimed to study the relations between positive traits and the academic and military performance of cadets in their first and final years, according to the classification of positive traits by Peterson and Seligman (2004). To accomplish these objectives, a sample of university students from a military educational institution and a sample of civilian university students were studied. The instruments used were a 24-item self-report measure of positive traits, a measure of social desirability, and objective scores of academic and military performance. The results generally showed that when age and career stage were held constant, the scores of the military students were higher than the scores of the civilian students across various strengths. Military students reported higher levels of the character strength of spirituality than did civilian students. The relationships between strengths and performance differed for students in their first and final years at the military academy. In particular, cadets with the higher levels of academic or military performance in their last year, i.e., the cadets best adapted to the academy, reported higher levels of the character strength of persistence when compared to low-performing cadets in the same year of study. |
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| identifier_str_mv | Cosentino, Alejandro César; Castro Solano, Alejandro; Character strengths: A study of Argentinean soldiers; Cambridge University Press; Spanish Journal of Psychology; 15; 1; 1-2012; 199-215 1988-2904 CONICET Digital CONICET |
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| spelling | Character strengths: A study of Argentinean soldiers Cosentino, Alejandro César Castro Solano, Alejandro CHARACTER STRENGTHS CIVILIANS MILITARY PERFORMANCE POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.1 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5 The primary objective of this research was to study the differences in positive traits between military and civilian college students and between cadets in their first and final years at a military academy. Second, the research aimed to study the relations between positive traits and the academic and military performance of cadets in their first and final years, according to the classification of positive traits by Peterson and Seligman (2004). To accomplish these objectives, a sample of university students from a military educational institution and a sample of civilian university students were studied. The instruments used were a 24-item self-report measure of positive traits, a measure of social desirability, and objective scores of academic and military performance. The results generally showed that when age and career stage were held constant, the scores of the military students were higher than the scores of the civilian students across various strengths. Military students reported higher levels of the character strength of spirituality than did civilian students. The relationships between strengths and performance differed for students in their first and final years at the military academy. In particular, cadets with the higher levels of academic or military performance in their last year, i.e., the cadets best adapted to the academy, reported higher levels of the character strength of persistence when compared to low-performing cadets in the same year of study. Fil: Cosentino, Alejandro César. Universidad de Palermo; Argentina Fil: Castro Solano, Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Cambridge University Press http://hdl.handle.net/11336/194464 Cosentino, Alejandro César; Castro Solano, Alejandro; Character strengths: A study of Argentinean soldiers; Cambridge University Press; Spanish Journal of Psychology; 15; 1; 1-2012; 199-215 1988-2904 CONICET Digital CONICET |
| spellingShingle | Character strengths: A study of Argentinean soldiers Cosentino, Alejandro César CHARACTER STRENGTHS CIVILIANS MILITARY PERFORMANCE POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.1 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5 |
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| title | Character strengths: A study of Argentinean soldiers |
| title_full | Character strengths: A study of Argentinean soldiers |
| title_fullStr | Character strengths: A study of Argentinean soldiers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Character strengths: A study of Argentinean soldiers |
| title_short | Character strengths: A study of Argentinean soldiers |
| title_sort | Character strengths: A study of Argentinean soldiers |
| topic | CHARACTER STRENGTHS CIVILIANS MILITARY PERFORMANCE POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.1 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5 |
| topic_facet | CHARACTER STRENGTHS CIVILIANS MILITARY PERFORMANCE POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.1 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11336/194464 |