A three-dimensional model of the wise personality: A free classification approach

• Haiqing Li

  Nanjing Normal University and Qufu Normal University

• Fengyan Wang

  Nanjing Normal University

We explored the psychological construction of the wise personality with 45 participants, who took part in a free classification task involving 80 common Chinese words related to wise personality. After we had applied hierarchical cluster analysis, multidimensional scaling, and social network analysis, the results revealed 3 factors, namely, virtue, competence, and achievement, of the wise personality. In comparison with virtue, competence and achievement were more likely to be classified into 1 category. Our findings contribute to the establishment of the structure of the wise personality, and will form the basis of future wisdom studies on a practical level.

1. Haiqing Li, Nanjing Normal University and Qufu Normal University

   Institute of Moral Education Research and School of Psychology, and Department of Psychology

2. Fengyan Wang, Nanjing Normal University
   Institute of Moral Education Research and School of Psychology

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