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@article{205672,
        author = {Dr. Rinita Jain},
        title = {Mapping the Nomological Network of Adolescents Virtues: What doesn't correlate and Why it matters.},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {13},
        number = {1},
        pages = {8070-8076},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=205672},
        abstract = {While adolescents’ virtues are often assumed to form a unitary “positive character,” nomological network analysis is required to test this assumption. Mapping these boundaries allows policymakers to personalized interventions and allocate resources to virtue-specific programs, ensuring that adolescents develop a complete rather than lopsided positivity profile. Adolescents’ virtues can be conceptualized as the eight attributes of the Positivity Quotient, i. e., Kindness, Honesty, Gratitude, Optimism, Lifestyle, Resilience, Eloquent Communication, and Cultural Values. It is a critical and logical intervention to determine whether these virtues are correlated with each other or are independent of each other’s existence. The study was conducted on 214 school and college-going adolescents using a random sampling method. The assessment tool used was the Positivity Quotient Scale by Dr. Rinita Jain. Pearson correlation analysis of the eight Positivity Quotient virtues (N = 214) revealed that the constructs were largely independent. Only 4 of 28 inter-correlations reached statistical significance, all in the weak range (r =. 150 to. 265). The strongest relationship emerged between Resilience and Optimism (r =. 265, p <. 001), which suggest that there is a small shared variance equivalent to 7%. indicating that resilience requires optimistic attitude. Overall, the pattern of independence indicates that the Positivity Quotient is multidimensional implying distinct presence of traits rather than unitary. Intervention programs targeting one virtue cannot assume transfer effects to others, necessitating virtue-specific resource allocation.},
        keywords = {Adolescents’ Virtues, Positivity Quotient, Mapping, Nomological Network, Correlation, Multidimensional Independence.},
        month = {June},
        }