Adolescents’ Character Role Models: Exploring Who Young People Look Up to as Examples of How to Be a Good Person

Johnson, Sara K.; Buckingham, Mary H.; Morris, Stacy L.; Suzuki, Sara; Weiner, Michelle B.; Hershberg, Rachel M.; Fremont, Ettya R.; Batanova, Milena; Aymong, Caitlin C.; Hunter, Cristina J.; Bowers, Edmond P.; Lerner, Jacqueline V.; Lerner, Richard M.

doi:10.1080/15427609.2016.1164552

Adolescents’ Character Role Models: Exploring Who Young People Look Up to as Examples of How to Be a Good Person

Research has explored young people’s role models in general, but little is known about role models whom youth look up to in relation to their character. The authors asked 220 adolescents (M age = 13.4, 45% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% Black) from Massachusetts and Connecticut to nominate a character …