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

Item	Component Loading
If I could vote I would	0.12
II am a member of a club or community organisation outside school	0.35
My teachers help me to think about being a good person	0.27
When I see an act of unfairness I try to do something about it.	0.08
I try to be fair and respectful to other people	-0.30
I think the newspapers change my view of the world	0.33
There is more to school than passing exams	-0.02
I am usually kind, caring and loving with my family	-0.19
Life in school can be stressful	-0.26
I prefer to fit in with the views of others.	0.29
I would like more help form my teachers	0.03
A good person is loyal and caring	-0.22
If you are careful you can stay out of trouble	-0.01
My values are influenced by my faith	0.23
I know how to become a better person	-0.15
Citizenship is a useful subject in my school	0.34
My local neighbourhood influences how I behave	0.43
Even though the truth may hurt I think it is important to hear it	-0.22
I spend time thinking carefully about my actions	0.13
I have a strong sense of what is right and wrong	-0.26
My teachers treat me with respect	0.13
I am ambitious to do well in my exams	-0.36
To be successful where I live you have to fit in	0.31
Subject without a qualification are not taken seriously by students	-0.11
Having a good character will affect how I progress in life	-0.22
I thin television influences my view of life	0.18
I have a strong sense of what I would like to be doing in ten years time	-0.05

Parameters in the best linear regression model

Positive values indicate a relative school, family and community bias.

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