Supported by a grant from the Templeton Religion Trust
Collaborators: Jacqueline V. Lerner, Ph.D., Boston College
CABB was a mixed-method, multi-reporter study of the positive development of students in 5th through 12th grades, with a specific focus on character development, role models and other important relationships, and civic attitudes and engagement. Data collection took place over the course of four waves between March 2015 and April 2017. CABB includes data from adolescents, their parents/guardians, and adult staff members at their schools (e.g., teachers, coaches, school administrators).
Publications:
Johnson, S. K., Buckingham, M. H., Morris, S., Suzuki, S., Aymong, C. C., Weiner, M. B., Hershberg, R. M., Fremont, E., Batanova, M., Bowers, E. P., Lerner, J. V., & Lerner, R. M. (2016). Adolescents’ character role models: Exploring who young people look up to as examples of how to be a good person. Research in Human Development, 13, 126–141. DOI: 10.1080/15427609.2016.1164552
Lerner, J. V., Wong, C. A., Weiner, M. B., & Johnson, S. K. (2020). Profiles of adolescent character attributes: Associations with intentional self-regulation and character role model relationships. Journal of Moral Education, 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057240.2020.1755242