The Values and Character Dispositions of 14-16 Year Olds in the Hodge Hill Constituency

Item	Component Loading
If I could vote I would	0.45
II am a member of a club or community organisation outside school	0.28
My teachers help me to think about being a good person	0.51
When I see an act of unfairness I try to do something about it.	0.51
I try to be fair and respectful to other people	0.66
I think the newspapers change my view of the world	0.35
There is more to school than passing exams	0.33
I am usually kind, caring and loving with my family	0.62
Life in school can be stressful	0.34
I prefer to fit in with the views of others.	0.32
I would like more help form my teachers	0.39
A good person is loyal and caring	0.55
If you are careful you can stay out of trouble	0.46
My values are influenced by my faith	0.48
I know how to become a better person	0.65
Citizenship is a useful subject in my school	0.43
My local neighbourhood influences how I behave	0.34
Even though the truth may hurt I think it is important to hear it	0.47
I spend time thinking carefully about my actions	0.47
I have a strong sense of what is right and wrong	0.52
My teachers treat me with respect	0.50
I am ambitious to do well in my exams	0.54
To be successful where I live you have to fit in	0.28
Subject without a qualification are not taken seriously by students	0.29
Having a good character will affect how I progress in life	0.55
I thin television influences my view of life	0.23
I have a strong sense of what I would like to be doing in ten years time	0.40

Parameters in the best linear regression model

Scores on PC 1______________________

Muslims________Others

Mean 0.10 -0.31

Minimum -4.61 -2.51

Maximum 2.32 1.59

Higher scores indicate more positive responses to the questionnaire generally.

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