Resul ts : Findings indicate a low level of wisdom-related competence in the analysed sample; participants’ mean total score was M = 156.47 (SD = 61.50) of 364 possible points. Corresponding to previous findings of psychological wisdom research, only few participants reached high scores. The students scored higher in wisdom-relevant dimensions than in wisdom-specific dimensions and higher in kn...

PURPOSE Wisdom has received increasing attention in empirical research in recent years, especially in gerontology and psychology, but consistent definitions of wisdom remain elusive. We sought to better characterize this concept via an expert consensus panel using a 2-phase Delphi method. DESIGN AND METHODS A survey questionnaire comprised 53 Likert scale statements related to the concepts of...