Character Strengths and Positive Outcomes
Character strengths have been defined as positive traits associated with individual differences. It has been explored as part of the personality that contributes to well-being, happiness and flourishing. This paper provides a review of the VIA Classification of character strengths and the relatio...
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| author | Cheng, Chiau Chui Mohd. Hashim, Intan Hashimah |
| author2 | A Kadir, Nadhrah |
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| description | Character strengths have been defined as positive traits associated with individual
differences. It has been explored as part of the personality that contributes to well-being,
happiness and flourishing. This paper provides a review of the VIA Classification of character
strengths and the relationships between character strengths and positive outcomes. Previous
research shows that different character strengths predict different outcomes. From the review,
character strengths have been found to generally increase life satisfaction, flourishing and
leadership. Character strengths also have significant relationships with coping with stress,
mastering online education system and recovering from addiction behaviour. Most of the studies
were conducted in Western countries across a variety of population. The review highlights the
importance of studying character strengths, especially in less studied samples such as Malaysia. |
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| spelling | usm-405062018-05-22T02:53:31Z http://eprints.usm.my/40506/ Character Strengths and Positive Outcomes Cheng, Chiau Chui Mohd. Hashim, Intan Hashimah H1-99 Social sciences (General) Character strengths have been defined as positive traits associated with individual differences. It has been explored as part of the personality that contributes to well-being, happiness and flourishing. This paper provides a review of the VIA Classification of character strengths and the relationships between character strengths and positive outcomes. Previous research shows that different character strengths predict different outcomes. From the review, character strengths have been found to generally increase life satisfaction, flourishing and leadership. Character strengths also have significant relationships with coping with stress, mastering online education system and recovering from addiction behaviour. Most of the studies were conducted in Western countries across a variety of population. The review highlights the importance of studying character strengths, especially in less studied samples such as Malaysia. School of Social Sciences, USM A Kadir, Nadhrah Rahmat, Siti Rahyla Mohd Tayeb, Azmil Mohd, Saidatulakmal 2017 Book Section PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/40506/1/ART_25.pdf Cheng, Chiau Chui and Mohd. Hashim, Intan Hashimah (2017) Character Strengths and Positive Outcomes. In: Social Sciences Postgraduate International Seminar (SSPIS) 2017. School of Social Sciences, USM, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, pp. 185-193. ISBN 9789671544013 |
| spellingShingle | H1-99 Social sciences (General) Cheng, Chiau Chui Mohd. Hashim, Intan Hashimah Character Strengths and Positive Outcomes |
| title | Character Strengths and Positive Outcomes |
| title_full | Character Strengths and Positive Outcomes |
| title_fullStr | Character Strengths and Positive Outcomes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Character Strengths and Positive Outcomes |
| title_short | Character Strengths and Positive Outcomes |
| title_sort | character strengths and positive outcomes |
| topic | H1-99 Social sciences (General) |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/40506/ http://eprints.usm.my/40506/1/ART_25.pdf |