Character Strengths
Updated 2026-08-08
INTRODUCTION
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CORE DEFINITION
A classification developed by Christopher Peterson and Martin Seligman, published as Character Strengths and Virtues. The VIA classification identifies 24 measurable character strengths grouped under six virtues: wisdom, courage, humanity, justice, temperance, and transcendence. Strengths are treated as ubiquitous across cultures, valued in their own right, and distinguishable from talents in being morally valued. Research links their use to well-being, engagement, and life satisfaction.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
- Name your top strengths: rank your leading traits so you can plan work around them - Apply situationally: choose which strength a specific problem calls for rather than using your favorite - Read others: identify which strengths a colleague is underusing when they seem disengaged
Anchor fast decisions
Character strengths function as routes to need satisfaction. Using signature strengths produces absorption and a sense of authenticity, which raises engagement; strengths such as gratitude, hope, and kindness also build relationships and buffer stress. Because they are habits rather than fixed capacities, deliberate use over time reinforces both the trait and the well-being it produces.
MINIMUM ACTION
In progress 0/1Practice this model in one real situation:
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- en.wikipedia.orghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Character_Strengths_and_Virtuesverified
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