Book
Virtue Quotient
The long-form articulation of the framework, written for a general reader. Available through Amazon; this site does not sell or fulfil books.
View on AmazonVirtue Quotient — an intellectual project
A proposed framework for moral-integrity intelligence.
Virtue Quotient asks whether moral integrity can be described with the same seriousness we give to other forms of intelligence. It is offered as a theoretical proposal and an invitation to research — not as a validated test, a diagnostic tool, or a measure of any individual person.
The idea
We measure cognitive ability and, more recently, emotional ability. Moral integrity — the capacity to act consistently with one's values under pressure — has no comparable framework.
Virtue Quotient proposes a way of thinking about that gap. The work is conceptual: it sets out definitions, structure and open questions, and argues that the topic deserves rigorous study. It does not claim empirical validation, and no scoring of individuals is offered or implied anywhere on this site.
Academic paper
The research contribution
The scholarly presentation of the same framework, hosted on SSRN for readers who want the argument in academic form.
Read on SSRNFor researchers and media
Dr. Rosa welcomes correspondence from researchers, educators and journalists interested in the framework. Enquiries can be sent through the contact page marked for Virtue Quotient. Clinical questions belong with the relevant clinic instead — Virtue Quotient is entirely separate from patient care.