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Title: Character development among Ugandan youth: A person-specific approach.
Authors: Abbasi-Asl, Roya (AUTHOR), Yu, Dian (AUTHOR), Tirrell, Jonathan M. (AUTHOR), Keces, Natasha (AUTHOR), Dowling, Elizabeth M. (AUTHOR), Hasse, Alexa (AUTHOR), Mackin, Margaret (AUTHOR), Olander, Kirstin (AUTHOR), Douglas, Kiana (AUTHOR), Kibbedi, Patience (AUTHOR), Wanyama, Jane (AUTHOR), Sim, Alistair (AUTHOR), Lerner, Jacqueline V. (AUTHOR), Lerner, Richard M. (AUTHOR)
Source: Journal of Moral Education. Dec2025, Vol. 54 Issue 4, p570-602. 33p.
Subjects: Youth development, Longitudinal method, Personality development, Self-perception, Individual differences, Sub-Saharan Africans, Personality
Geographic Terms: Uganda
Abstract: Person-specific and variable-focused assessments represent two distinct approaches to research, each offering valuable insights from different standpoints. However, the focus of character studies has mostly been on variable-focused assessments that measure between-person differences, leaving the specific trajectories of character development and the relation among character constructs at the within-person level unexplored. In this article, we studied youth character development and the relation among character constructs at both the between- and within-person levels using an intensive longitudinal data set from the Compassion International (CI) Study of Positive Youth Development in Uganda. Participants were 200 CI-enrolled youth (49.5% female, Mage = 12.13, SDage = 2.19) who completed a survey of character constructs across 15 weeks. Results showed that although between-person level findings were consistent with previous variable-focused studies, within-person findings supported the specificity and heterogeneity in character development and of the relation among character constructs. We discuss implications regarding the usefulness and necessity of person-specific assessment for character education and development programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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