Mapping strengths into virtues: The relation of the 24 VIA-strengths to six ubiquitous virtues

Mapping strengths into virtues: The relation of the 24 VIA-strengths to six ubiquitous virtues

The Values-in-Action (VIA)-classification distinguishes six core virtues and 24 strengths. As the assignment of the strengths to the virtues was done on theoretical grounds it still needs empirical verification. As an alternative to factor analytic investigations the present study utilizes expert ju...

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Main Authors: Willibald eRuch, René T Proyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Virtues
Positive Psychology
model testing
Character strengths
VIA-classification; prototypicality
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00460/full

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