Publication Cover
The Journal of Positive Psychology
Dedicated to furthering research and promoting good practice
Volume 19, 2024 - Issue 2
603
Views
2
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Purposeful change: the positive effects of a course-based intervention on character

ORCID Icon, ORCID Icon & ORCID Icon
Pages 323-336 | Received 19 Dec 2020, Accepted 17 Oct 2022, Published online: 19 Feb 2023

References

  • Annas, J. (2011). Intelligent virtue. Oxford University Press.
  • Aristotle. 1999. Nicomachean ethics. T. Irwin (2nd). Hackett Publishing Company.
  • Arnett, J. J. (2000). Emerging adulthood: A theory of development from the late teens through the twenties. American Psychologist, 55(5), 469–480. https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.55.5.469
  • Arnett, J. J. (2014). Presidential Address: The Emergence of Emerging Adulthood: A Personal History. Emerging Adulthood, 2(3), 155–162. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167696814541096
  • Arnett, J. J., Ramos, K. D., & Jensen, L. A. (2001). Ideological views in emerging adulthood: Balancing autonomy and community. Journal of Adult Development, 8(2), 69–79. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026460917338
  • Arthur, J. (2010). Of good character: Exploration of virtues and values in 3-25 year-olds. Imprint Academic.
  • Bronk, K. C. (2011). Portraits of purpose: The role of purpose in identity formation. New Directions for Youth Development, 132, 31–44. https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.426
  • Bronk, K. C., & Baumsteiger, R. (2017). The role of purpose among emerging adults. In Flourishing in Emerging Adulthood: Positive Development during the Third Decade of Life (pp. 45–66). Oxford University Press.
  • Bronk, K. C., Baumsteiger, R., Mangan, S., Riches, B., Dubon, V., & Bono, G. (2019). Fostering purpose among young adults: Effective online interventions. Journal of Character Education, 15(2), 21–38.
  • Bronk, K. C., Riches, B. R., & Mangan, S. A. (2018). Claremont Purpose Scale: A measure that assesses the three dimensions of purpose among adolescents. Research in Human Development, 15(2), 101–117. https://doi.org/10.1080/15427609.2018.1441577
  • Bundick, M. J. (2011). The benefits of reflecting on and discussing purpose in life in emerging adulthood. New Directions for Youth Development, 132, 89–104. https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.430
  • Burrow, A. L., & Hill, P. L. (2011). Purpose as a form of identity capital for positive youth adjustment. Developmental Psychology, 47(4), 1196–1206. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0023818
  • Chickering, A. W., & Reisser, L. (1993). Education and identity (2nd) ed.). Jossey-Bass.
  • Colby, A. (2020). Purpose as a unifying goal for higher education. Journal of College and Character, 2(1), 21–29. https://doi.org/10.1080/2194587X.2019.1696829
  • Cotton Bronk, K., Hill, P. L., Lapsley, D. K., Talib, T. L., & Finch, H. (2009). Purpose, hope, and life satisfaction in three age groups. Journal of Positive Psychology, 4(6), 500–510. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760903271439
  • Daly, K. (2007). Qualitative methods for family studies and human development. Sage Publications.
  • Damon, W. (2003). Noble Purpose: Joy of living a meaningful life. Templeton Foundation Press.
  • Damon, W. (2008). The path to purpose: How young people find their calling in life. Free Press.
  • Damon, W., Menon, J., & Bronk, K. C. (2003). The development of purpose during adolescence. Applied Developmental Science, 7(3), 119–128. https://doi.org/10.1207/S1532480XADS0703_2
  • DeWitz, S. J., Woolsey, M. L., & Walsh, W. B. (2009). College student retention: An exploration of the relationship between self-efficacy beliefs and purpose in life among college students. Journal of College Student Development, 50(1), 19–34. https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.0.0049
  • Dik, B. J., Steger, M. F., Gibson, A., & Peisner, W. (2011). Make your work matter: Development and pilot evaluations of a purpose-centered career education intervention. New Directions for Youth Development, 132, 59–73. https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.428
  • Eccles, J. S., Barber, B. L., Stone, M., & Hunt, J. (2003). Extracurricular Activities and Adolescent Development. Journal of Social Issues, 59(4), 865–889. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.0022-4537.2003.00095.x
  • Erikson, E. H. (1968). Identity: Youth and crisis. Norton.
  • Glanzer, P. L., Hill, J. P., & Robinson, J. A. (2018). Emerging adults’ conceptions of purpose and the good life: A classification and comparison. Youth & Society, 50(6), 715–733. https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X15602918
  • Han, H. (2015). Purpose as a moral virtue for flourishing. Journal of Moral Education, 44(3), 291–309. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057240.2015.1040383
  • Han, H., Kim, J., Jeong, C., & Cohen, G. L. (2017). Attainable and relevant moral exemplars are more effective than extraordinary exemplars in promoting voluntary service engagement. Frontiers in Psychology, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00283
  • Hill, P. L., Burrow, A. L., Brandenberger, J. W., Lapsley, D. K., & Quaranto, J. C. (2010). Collegiate purpose orientations and well-being in early and middle adulthood. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 24(3), 173–179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2009.12.001
  • Hill, P. L., Burrow, A. L., & Sumner, R. (2013). Addressing important questions in the field of adolescent purpose. Child Development Perspectives, 7(4), 232–236. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdep.12048
  • Hill, P. L., Burrow, A. L., & Sumner, R. (2016). Sense of purpose and parent-child relationships in emerging adulthood. Emerging Adulthood, 4(6), 436–439. https://doi.org/10.1177/216769681664013
  • Hill, P. L., Edmonds, G. W., Peterson, M., Luyckx, K., & Andrews, J. A. (2016). Purpose in life in emerging adulthood: Development and validation of a new brief measure. Journal of Positive Psychology, 11(3), 237–245. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2015.1048817
  • Hsieh, H.-F., & Shannon, S. E. (2005). Three approaches to qualitative content analysis. Qualitative Health Research, 15(9), 1277–1288. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732305276687
  • Koshy, S. I., & Mariano, J. M. (2011). Promoting youth purpose: A review of the literature. New Directions for Youth Development, (2011(132), 13–29. https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.425
  • Lamb, M., Brant, J., & Brooks, E. (2021). How is virtue cultivated?: Seven strategies for postgraduate character development. Journal of Character Education, 17(1), 81–108.
  • Lamb, M., Dykhuis, E. M., Mendonça, S. E., & Jayawickreme, E. (2022). Commencing character: A case study of character development in college. Journal of Moral Education, 51(2), 238–260. https://doi.org/10.1080/.03057240.2021.1953451
  • Lapsley, D., & Hardy, S. A. (2017). Flourishing in emerging adulthood: Positive development during the third decade of life. In L. Padilla-Walker, L. J. Nelson, L. M. Padilla-Walker, & L. J. Nelson (Eds.), Identity formation and moral development in emerging adulthood (pp. 14–39). Oxford University Press.
  • Lapsley, D., & Woodbury, R. (2016). Moral-character development for teacher education. Action in Teacher Education, 38(3), 194–206. https://doi.org/10.1080/01626620.2016.1194785
  • LaRossa, R. (2005). Grounded theory methods and qualitative family research. Journal of Marriage and Family, 67, 837–857. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2005.00179x
  • Lerner, R. M. (2019). Character development: Four facets of virtues. Child Development Perspectives, 13(2), 79–84. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdep.12315
  • Liang, B., White, A., DeSilva Mousseau, A. M., Hasse, A., Knight, L., Berado, D., & Lund, T. J. (2017). The four P’s of purpose among college bound students; People, propensity, passion, prosocial benefits. Journal of Positive Psychology, 12(3), 281–294. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2016.1225118
  • Malin, H., Liauw, I., & Damon, W. (2017). Purpose and character development in early adolescence. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 46(6), 1200–1215. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-017-0642-3
  • Malin, H., Reilly, T. S., Quinn, B., & Moran, S. (2014). Adolescent purpose development: Exploring empathy, discovering roles, shifting priorities, and creating pathways. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 24(1), 186–199. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12051
  • Marcia, J. E. (1966). Development and validation of ego-identity status. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 3, 551–558. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0023281
  • Marcia, J. E. (1980). Identity in adolescence. In J. Adelson (Ed.), Handbook of Adolescent Psychology (pp. 159–187). Wiley.
  • Mendonça, S. E., & Palheres, F. (2018). Gratitude and moral obligation. In L. B. L. Freitas & J. R. H. Tudge (Eds.), Developing gratitude in children and adolescents (pp. 89–110). Cambridge University Press.
  • Miller, C. B. (2018). The character gap: How good are we? Oxford University Press.
  • Nucci, L. (2017). Character: A multi-faceted developmental system. Journal of Character Education, 13, 1–16.
  • Pizzolato, J. E., Brown, E. L., & Kanny, M. A. (2011). Purpose plus: Supporting youth purpose, control, and academic achievement. New Directions for Youth Development, 132, 75–88. https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.429
  • Quinn, B. P. (2017). The beyond-the-self dimension of adolescent purpose: Absence and change. Journal of Positive Psychology, 12(6), 558–570. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2016.1209543
  • Steger, M. F., Oishi, S., & Kashdan, T. B. (2009). Meaning in life across the life span: Levels and correlates of meaning in life from emerging adulthood to older adulthood. Journal of Positive Psychology, 4(1), 43–52. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760802303127
  • Sumner, R., Burrow, A. L., & Hill, P. L. (2015). Identity and purpose as predictors of subjective well-being in emerging adulthood. Emerging Adulthood, 3(1), 46–54. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167696814532796
  • Syed, M., & Seiffge-Krenke, I. (2013). Personality development from adolescence to emerging adulthood: Linking trajectories of ego development to the family context and identity formation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 104(2), 371–384. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0030070

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.