Character strengths: A study of Argentinean soldiers

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Cosentino, Alejandro César; Castro Solano, Alejandro
Año de publicación
2012
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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
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CHARACTER STRENGTHS
CIVILIANS
MILITARY
PERFORMANCE
POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
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spelling Character strengths: A study of Argentinean soldiersCosentino, Alejandro CésarCastro Solano, AlejandroCHARACTER STRENGTHSCIVILIANSMILITARYPERFORMANCEPOSITIVE PSYCHOLOGYhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5The 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; ArgentinaFil: Castro Solano, Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaCambridge University Press2012-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/194464Cosentino, Alejandro César; Castro Solano, Alejandro; Character strengths: A study of Argentinean soldiers; Cambridge University Press; Spanish Journal of Psychology; 15; 1; 1-2012; 199-2151988-2904CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/spanish-journal-of-psychology/article/abs/character-strengths-a-study-of-argentinean-soldiers/F1ABE56F1158CBA117DD639700DC5D4Finfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.5209/rev_SJOP.2012.v15.n1.37310info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T09:58:25Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/194464instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 09:58:26.094CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Character strengths: A study of Argentinean soldiers
title Character strengths: A study of Argentinean soldiers
spellingShingle Character strengths: A study of Argentinean soldiers
Cosentino, Alejandro César
CHARACTER STRENGTHS
CIVILIANS
MILITARY
PERFORMANCE
POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
title_short 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_sort Character strengths: A study of Argentinean soldiers
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cosentino, Alejandro César
Castro Solano, Alejandro
author Cosentino, Alejandro César
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Castro Solano, Alejandro
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author2 Castro Solano, Alejandro
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv CHARACTER STRENGTHS
CIVILIANS
MILITARY
PERFORMANCE
POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
topic CHARACTER STRENGTHS
CIVILIANS
MILITARY
PERFORMANCE
POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv 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
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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