Relationship between character strengths and personality traits

Abstract The objective of this study was to determine which Character Strengths can be predicted by Personality traits using the instruments Forças de Caráter (Character Strengths Scale) and Bateria Fatorial de Personalidade (Factor Personality Questionnaire). A total of 217 university students, with an average age of 22 years participated in this study; 53% were female. The results indicated that the strengths Vitality, Gratitude, Persistence, Spirituality, Kindness, Humor, Social Intelligence, Citizenship, Fairness, and Creativity were best explained by the traits Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism. Moreover, Extraversion and Agreeableness were the traits that were most often associated with the Character Strengths. The findings were discussed in the light of relevant literature, and further studies were recommended.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	NORONHA,Ana Paula Porto, CAMPOS,Roberta Ramazotti Ferraz de
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas 2018
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-166X2018000100029
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