Strengths of character, orientations to happiness, and life satisfaction

By Christopher Peterson, Willibald F. Ruch, Ursula Beermann, Nansook Park, Martin E. P. Seligman. 2007

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology

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What good are character strengths beyond subjective well-being? The contribution of the good character on self-reported health-oriented behavior, physical fitness, and the subjective health status (2013, background): “Earlier findings on the relations between strengths and indicators of subjective well-being were replicated (e.g. Buschor et al., in press; Gander et al., 2012; Park et al., 2004; Park & Peterson, 2006a, 2006b; Peterson et al., 2007; Ruch, Proyer et al., 2010).”
Character strengths and wellbeing in adolescence: Structure and correlates of the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths for Children (2012, background): “Further, people who are hopeful are resilient against setbacks (Peterson et al., 2007).”
Resilience Portfolios and Poly-Strengths: Identifying Protective Factors Associated With Thriving After Adversity (2017, background): “…this is one of the first studies to investigate poly-strengths and one of the largest to compare the relative merits of different strengths in relation to indicators of well-being (Park et al., 2004; Peterson et al., 2007), it is premature to draw firm conclusions about minimum numbers or types.”
Forgiveness, Gratitude and Subjective Well-Being Among Filipino Adolescents (2014, background): “, gratitude, meaning in life, forgiveness, optimism) on facilitating greater levels of SWB (Park et al. 2004; Peterson et al. 2007).”
Character strengths and well-being in Croatia: An empirical investigation of structure and correlates (2010, background): “To date, scientists have elucidated strengths that are most relevant to elevated well-being (Park et al., 2004; Peterson et al., 2007), effective recovery from illness (Peterson, Park, & Seligman, 2006), and perceived psychological growth fol-”