The Conceptual Model: The Effects of Social Relations with Wisdom Nominee on Wisdom Development

Wisdom Development Sequence Map
Design and Data Collection
- A part of the cross-cultural wisdom project co-led by Dr. Michael Ferrari (Univ. of Toronto) and Dr. Monika Ardelt (Univ. of Florida)
- Both qualitative and quantitative data from 500 participants in the U.S., Canada, Ukraine, China, and Serbia (50 young adults [age21-30] and 50 older adults [65+] in each country)
For this Project,
- 20 interviews with Pre-structured questions (based on 3D-WS developed by Dr. Ardelt) from American data
- 10 top scorers vs. 10 bottom scorers (both college educated or in a college




