Do you know your character strengths? Once you do, you’ll be empowered to face life’s challenges, work toward goals and feel more fulfilled, personally and professionally. Take the free personality …

Moral competence and character strengths among adolescents: The development and validation of the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths for Youth. Journal of Adolescence, 29, 891-905.

VIA offers a variety of assessments to researchers using character strengths in their research studies. Learn more here.

This tool helps individuals recognize the skills and values that drive meaningful change. It’s trusted in over 190 countries and grounded in science. Why do character strengths matter? Understanding …

What Does “VIA” Mean? While it once stood for "Values in Action Inventory," our original psychological assessment, the "VIA" [vee-uh] in our organization's name today describes the way that our institute …

Honesty also supports moral decision-making and aligns closely with other personality traits like kindness, fairness, and integrity. It helps individuals live with intention, lead with clarity, and respond …

Research Findings The science of character strengths is extensive and grows each year by more than 100 new studies. To date, well over 1,000 scientific and scholarly articles have been published on …

The VIA Youth- 96 was derived by selecting from the original 198-item survey the 4 items per scale with the highest corrected item-total correlations. Language adjustments were then made for clarity. Mean …

Character strengths are the positive parts of your personality that impact how you think, feel and behave. Scientists have identified 24 personal character strengths, such as bravery, creativity, …

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