The Seven Virtues Scale (Hope Subscale) is a psychological and theological assessment designed to measure the virtue of hope—defined as steadfast confidence in the goodness of the future and trust in divine or transcendent purpose. It is part of The Sacred Seven project developed by Erickson et al. (2025) at the Department of Clinical Psychology, Seattle Pacific University, which seeks to empirically study both cardinal and theological virtues through validated measurement tools.
The Claremont Purpose Scale (CPS), developed by Bronk, Riches, and Mangan (2018), is a 12-item instrument designed to measure three key dimensions of purpose among...
This subscale evaluates how individuals regulate impulses, maintain moderation, and pursue disciplined living. Temperance is understood as a protective virtue, preventing excess and fostering moral...
The Seven Virtues Scale (Courage Subscale) is a psychometric instrument designed to measure the degree to which individuals exhibit the moral virtue of courage—defined as...