From the Equator to the North Pole: A Study of Character Strengths

By R. Biswas-Diener. 2006

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology

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Strength Use in the Workplace: A Literature Review (2020, background): “Cultural institutions that encourage strengths and virtues have also been identified in many different cultures (Biswas-Diener 2006).”
Reconsidering happiness: the costs of distinguishing between hedonics and eudaimonia (2008, unknown): “However, recent related research clearly shows that certain strengths and virtues are associated with greater satisfaction and success in life (e.g., Biswas-Diener, 2006; Park & Peterson, 2006; Park, Peterson, & Seligman, 2004; Peterson, Park, & Seligman, 2006).”
The Role of Character Strengths for Task Performance, Job Dedication, Interpersonal Facilitation, and Organizational Support (2014, background): “In addition, researchers have found empirical support indicating character strengths are observed and valued cross-culturally (cf. Biswas-Diener, 2006; Park, Peterson, & Seligman, 2006).”
Strengths Use as a Predictor of Well-Being and Health-Related Quality of Life (2011, methodology): “Biswas-Diener 2006; Linley et al. 2007; Shimai et al. 2006; Steger et al. 2007). Moreover, these findings are consistent with research conducted by Park et al. (2004), which has demonstrated that the most commonly-endorsed VIA strengths are those associated with interpersonal strengths (e.”
Character Strengths and Intellectual and Developmental Disability: A Strengths-Based Approach from Positive Psychology (2017, unknown): “…includes 24 character strengths (see Table 1) organized into six overarching virtues (i.e., wisdom, courage, humanity, justice, temperance, and transcendence) that researchers have suggested are universal across time and cultures (Biswas-Diener, 2006; Dahlsgaard, Peterson, & Selig-man, 2005).”
Factor Structure of the Chinese Virtues Questionnaire (2012, background): “Different translated versions of the VIA-IS including Chinese, Spanish, Japanese were later developed, and more than 1 million individuals from different countries and regions have completed the questionnaire online (Biswas-Diener, 2006; Linley et al., 2007; Park & Peterson, 2010; Park, Peterson, & ”
From strengths use to work performance: The role of harmonious passion, subjective vitality, and concentration (2014, background): “Recent research has shown that these 24 character strengths are indeed universal (Biswas-Diener, 2006; Park, Peterson, & Seligman, 2006) and that their identification and use can lead,”
Average to A+: realising strengths in yourself and others, by A. Linley (2009, methodology): “Cattell (1945), for example, empirically identified 16 bi-polar personality factors such as ‘Adjustment versus Anxiety.’ More recently, McCrae and Costa (1999) have argued for the existence of five universal personality factors such as extraversion and agreeableness.”
Shared Virtue: The Convergence of Valued Human Strengths across Culture and History (2005, background): “However, contemporary field research conducted by Biswas-Diener and Diener (2003) has confirmed the core virtues identified here among the Maasai (in western Kenya) and the Inughuit (in northern Greenland).”
Character strengths in 75 nations: An update (2015, background): “Though the VIA-IS was originally developed for use in the USA, a number of studies have demonstrated that the character strengths have cross-generational and cross-cultural utility, even in cultures beyond the traditions that served as the basis for the original model of virtues (Biswas-Diener, 2006”