Values in Action Inventory of Strengths.
VIA-IS
24 character strengths organised under 6 core virtues (Wisdom, Courage, Humanity, Justice, Temperance, Transcendence) - e.g. curiosity, perspective, bravery, kindness, fairness, self-regulation, gratitude, hope, humour, spirituality.
- Provisionally grouped under
- Length and format
- 240 (VIA-IS full, 10 per strength); 120 (VIA-IS-R / VIA-120 revised); 96-item revised; 72-item brief. 5-pt Likert (very much unlike me - very much like me) (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- Translated into 40+ languages incl. ES, DE, FR, IT, ZH, JA, KO, PT, AR, RU and many more
- Licence
- copyrighted - commercial
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- Reference
- Peterson, C., & Seligman, M. E. P. (2004). Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification. Oxford University Press / Washington, DC: APA.
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