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Character strengths and fluid intelligence. [PDF]
J Pers, 2022 Objective: Research on the associations between cognitive and noncognitive personality traits has widely neglected character strengths, that means positively and morally valued personality traits that constitute good character.
Kretzschmar A +5 more
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The character strengths of class clowns [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2014 Class clowns traditionally were studied as a type concept and identified via sociometric procedures. In the present study a variable-centered approach was favored and class clown behaviors were studied in the context of character strengths, orientations ...
Hofmann, Jennifer +2 more
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What are character strengths good for? A daily diary study on character strengths enactment [PDF]
The Journal of Positive Psychology, 2021 While character strengths are expected to contribute to the ‘good life,’ they also may serve specific purposes (e.g., the strength of curiosity should support the acquisition and use of knowledge). This study explored the potential functions of character
Amann, Lukas +3 more
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Character strengths in organizations [PDF]
Journal of Organizational Behavior, 2006 Character refers to qualities within individuals that lead them to desire and to pursue the good. We propose that strengths of character are a neglected but critically important resource for organizations.
Anscombe +14 more
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Development and validation of the Character Strengths Test 24 (CST24): a brief measure of 24 character strengths. [PDF]
BMC Psychol, 2023 Abstract Background The present study aimed to develop and validate the Character Strengths Test 24 (CST24), a simple scale consisting of 24 character strengths represented by one concept word and one sentence each. Three studies were conducted to examine the validation and utility of the CST24 for future research.
Shimai S, Urata Y.
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Strengths of character and posttraumatic growth [PDF]
Journal of Traumatic Stress, 2008 How are strengths of character related to growth following trauma? A retrospective Web-based study of 1,739 adults found small, but positive associations among the number of potentially traumatic events experienced and a number of cognitive and ...
Bonanno +13 more
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The Character Strengths Response: An Urgent Call to Action. [PDF]
Front Psychol, 2020 A model on the role of character strengths in individual, collective, and species success is proffered. It is derived from viewing character strengths from a species perspective as opposed to one of individual differences/personality psychology. The history of the VIA initiative on character science is overviewed, and results to date are summarized in ...
Mayerson NH.
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What are character strengths good for? A diary study on character strengths enactment [PDF]
, 2021 While character strengths are expected to contribute to the “good life,” they also may serve specific purposes (e.g., the strength of curiosity should support the acquisition and use of knowledge). This study explored the potential functions of character strengths from a within-person perspective.
Fabian Gander +3 more
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Humor and strengths of character [PDF]
The Journal of Positive Psychology, 2011 Humor in the Values in Action (VIA) Classification of Strengths is conceptualized as a unipolar and unidimensional strength and is subsumed under the virtue of transcendence. Its scope is intentionally restricted to forms of humor that serve some moral good.
Müller, L, Ruch, Willibald
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Assessment of character strengths
, 2022 Character strengths are among the most frequently studied research topics in positive psychology (Donaldson et al., 2015). This chapter briefly introduces the VIA classification of character strengths and virtues (Peterson & Seligman, 2004) and discusses some general considerations when assessing character strengths.
Lisa Wagner, Willibald Ruch
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