Character strengths and well-being in Croatia: An empirical investigation of structure and correlates

By I. Brdar, T. Kashdan. 2010

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology

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Academic Optimism, Hope and Zest for Work as Predictors of Teacher Self-Efficacy and Perceived Success. (2015, unknown): “In addition, hope was found to be related to anxiety (Nolan & Stitzlein, 2011), life satisfaction (Brdar & Kashdan, 2010; Chan, 2009; Park, Peterson, & Seligman, 2004; Peterson, Ruch, Beermann, Park, & Seligman, 2007; Peterson, Park, Hall, & Seligman, 2009) and organizational commitment (Bullough &…”
Factor Structure of the Chinese Virtues Questionnaire (2012, background): “In fact, inconsistent results 1 Southwest University, Beibei District, Chongqing, China 2 City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong 3 Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China Corresponding Author: Samuel M.Y. Ho, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong Email: munyinho@cityu.”
The Study of Character Development: Towards Tests of a Relational Developmental Systems Model (2015, background): “…despite remaining issues of latent construct definition and dimensionality, the work of McGrath and of other scholars using the VIA inventory [e.g., Brdar & Kashdan, 2010; Littman-Ovadia & Lavy, 2012; Peterson et al., 2008; Ruch et al., 2010] suggest that there may be as many as five measurable…”
Integrating psychological and cultural perspectives on virtue: The hierarchical structure of character strengths (2015, methodology): “…latent dimensional structure of the VIAIS scales has now been investigated in at least seven studies using exploratory factor analytic techniques (Brdar & Kashdan, 2010; Littman-Ovadia & Lavy, 2012; Macdonald, Bore, & Munro, 2008; McGrath, 2014; Peterson, Park, Pole, D’Andrea, & Seligman, 2008;…”
Using personal and psychological strengths leads to increases in well-being over time: A longitudinal study and the development of the strengths use questionnaire (2011, background): “The VIA inventory of strengths (Brdar & Kashdan, 2010; Linley et al., 2007; Peterson & Seligman, 2004) details 24 specific strengths, the use of any may be particularly strongly related to well-being.”
SEARCH: A Meta-Framework and Review of the Field of Positive Education (2019, background): “One of the major topics of study in PP is that of strengths which are defined as “preexisting qualities that arise naturally, feel authentic, are intrinsically motivating to use and energizing” (Brdar and Kashdan 2010, p. 151).”
Character strengths and wellbeing in adolescence: Structure and correlates of the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths for Children (2012, methodology): “To date, four published studies (see Table 1) have examined the factor structure of the VIA-IS (Brdar & Kashdan, 2010; Macdonald, Bore, & Munro, 2008; Peterson, Park, Pole, D’Andrea, & Seligman, 2008; Shryack, Steger, Krueger, & Kallie, 2010), none of them supporting a six-factor solution.”
A Review of School-Based Positive Psychology Interventions (2011, background): “Character strengths are defined by Brdar and Kashdan (2010, p. 151) as ‘pre-existing qualities that arise naturally, feel authentic, are intrinsically motivating to use and energising’.”