The construct of courage: Categorization and measurement.

By Cooper R. Woodard, Cynthia L. S. Pury. 2007

165 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Applied Psychology, Social Psychology

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In Applied Psychology

1. S. Hannah
2. Bruce J. Avolio
3. Judith Johnson
4. Douglas R. May
5. P. Magnano
6. Rita Zarbo
7. Alex M. Wood
8. E. Lodi

In Social Psychology

1. S. Hannah
2. Bruce J. Avolio
3. Douglas R. May
4. Judith Johnson
5. P. Magnano
6. Rita Zarbo
7. E. Lodi
8. G. Santisi

Citations in the corpus

• Relationship between Psychological Capital and Quality of Life: The Role of Courage (2020, background): “Furthermore, Woodard and Pury [43] emphasized the achievement of goals despite the presence of fear; Norton and Weiss [44] underlined the capacity of persisting during actions and perpetuating efforts despite fear; finally, Rachman [45] theorized courage as a behavioral approach in spite of fear exp”
• Integrating Positive and Clinical Psychology: Viewing Human Functioning as Continua from Positive to Negative Can Benefit Clinical Assessment, Interventions and Understandings of Resilience (2017, background): “…positive psychology has focused on personality variables such as gratitude (Wood, Froh, & Geraghty, 2010), forgiveness (McCullough, 2000), courage (Woodard & Pury, 2007), generosity (Dunn, Aknin, & Norton, 2008), and optimism (Scheier & Carver, 1985), which are qualitatively distinct from the…”
• What is moral courage? Definition, explication, and classification of a complex construct. (2010, unknown): “Another scale that also partly measures moral courage is the WoodardPury Courage Scale–23 (WPCS-23; Woodard & Pury, 2007), which consists of four subscales: (a) work or employment courage; (b) patriotic, religious, or beliefbased courage; (c) social–moral courage; and (d) independent courage and…”
• Moral Maturation and Moral Conation: A Capacity Approach to Explaining Moral Thought and Action (2011, background): “Research has differentiated moral courage from other forms of courage, such as physical or social courage (Rate, Clarke, Lindsay, & Sternberg, 2007; Woodard & Pury, 2007).”