Relation between temperament dimension Harm Avoidance and character strengths Curiosity and Courage

SLEZÁČKOVÁ, Alena and Františka LUKÁČOVÁ. Relation between temperament dimension Harm Avoidance and character strengths Curiosity and Courage. In Second World Congress on Positive Psychology. 2011.

Basic information

• Original name: Relation between temperament dimension Harm Avoidance and character strengths Curiosity and Courage
• Name in Czech: Vztah mezi temperamentovou dimenzí Hard avoidance a silnými stránkami charakteru zvídavost a odvaha
• Authors: SLEZÁČKOVÁ, Alena (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Františka LUKÁČOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Second World Congress on Positive Psychology, 2011.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Conference abstract
• Field of Study: 50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences
• Country of publisher: United States of America
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14210/11:00053488
• Organization unit: Faculty of Arts
• Keywords (in Czech): silné stránky charakteru; temperament; pozitivní psychologie
• Keywords in English: character strengths; temperament; positive psychology
• Tags: rivok
• Tags: International impact

Abstract

The aim of the study was to analyze the correlation rate between subjective level of depressiveness and character strength Curiosity and virtue Courage (first and foremost character strengths Bravery and Persistence) and ascertain if those constructs covariate together. The research has been carried out on a sample of 97 respondents tested in TCI-r (Temperament and Character Inventory), CEI-II (Curiosity and Exploration Inventory) and in Grit Scale. The results show the significant relation between Harm Avoidance and Curiosity (r = - 0,63). No significant relation between the scores in Harm Avoidance and Grit Scale was found. Further detailed data analysis suggests interesting directions of next research and application in clinical practice.

Abstract (in Czech)

Cílem studie je analýza souvislostí a vztahů mezi temperamentovými dimenzemi, subjektivní mírou depresivity a vybranými silnými stránkami charakter (zvídavost, odvaha). Výzkumný soubor tvořilo 97 respondentů, použitými metodami byly TCI-r (Temperament and Character Inventory), Škála zvídavosti CEI-II (Curiosity and Exploration Inventory) a dotazník na měření míry odvahy vytrvalosti Grit Scale. Výsledky naznačují souvislosti mezi temperamentovými dimenzemi Harm avoidance a zvídavostí (r=-0,63) a mezi mírou sebedirektivity a zvídavosti (r=0,309) i odvahy (r =0,628). Z další podrobnější analýzy dat vyplývají zajímavé možnosti směru dalšího výzkumu i aplikace v klinické praxi.