Chinese Virtues and Resilience among Students in Hong Kong

Xiaoxue Kuang, John Chi-Kin Lee () and Junjun Chen
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Xiaoxue Kuang: Department of Education, School of Education (Normal School), Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, China
John Chi-Kin Lee: Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Junjun Chen: Department of Education Policy and Leadership, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 4, 1-14

Abstract: Character strengths and training have a great impact on students’ whole-person development. This study examined the applicability of the Chinese virtues questionnaire (CVQ) and the relationships between students’ perceptions of virtues and resilience in Hong Kong, SAR, China. A total of 2468 pupils from primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong were recruited as the sample for this study. The results of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) supported a measurement model of Chinese virtues, and the results of structural equation modeling (SEM) suggested that Chinese virtues were positively related to positive resilience and succumbing. Significant relationships were found between gender and students’ positive resilience, and school grade level showed a significant impact on the Chinese virtues, which in turn affect resilience. Student resilience could be enhanced by nurturing virtues and related character strengths, keeping in mind the role of gender and grade level.

Keywords: Chinese virtues; resilience; quantitative; gender; school grade level (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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