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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"character strengths"”.
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Character Strengths of Entrepreneurs
… exhibit a blend of unique signature character strengths and persistence compared to the general population? If so, does it matter? In this brief preliminary study, roughly 200 adults (seasoned successful entrepreneurs and expert advisors answering for successful entrepreneur clients) …
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The Character Strengths of Australian Army Personnel
… aim of this dissertation was to delineate the character strengths of Australian Army personnel. Using a short-form survey incorporating Peterson and Seligman's (2004) taxonomy of 24 character strengths, four empirical studies were conducted containing samples of Australian Army officers, …
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Malleable Measures: A Systematic Literature Review of Character Strengths
… have only been conducted on 5 of the 24 VIA Strengths, showing an incomplete picture of measure malleability and creating a clear call to action for further research to explore the malleability of character strengths and other positive psychology measures.
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Personality, Character Strengths, Empathy, Familiarity and the Stigmatization of Mental Illness
… of the current study was to assess individual characteristics that may be positively and negatively associated with the stigmatization of mental illness. Two-hundred fifty-nine undergraduate students from the University of Southern Mississippi completed measures of the Big Five personality …
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The Role Of Individual Character Strengths In Adolescent Academic Achievement And Risky School Behavior
… Behavior through examination of individual Character Strengths in the presence of other key intrapersonal and contextual variables from multiple systems in the child’s life including intrapersonal/individual and microsystem (family, peer, school) factors. Over 500 adolescents from 2 …
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The Influence of Running Extreme Obstacle Courses on Positive Affect, Character Strengths, and Well-Being
… influence of running EOCs on positive affect, character strengths and well-being. The study utilized a pre-existing sample of 21 participants who filled out an online survey at two time points (pre-and-post race). The findings showed that participating in an EOC was related to increased …
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The attitudes of bullies, victims, and averters: Understanding the relationship of bullying status and character strengths
… and the like. Delving deeper into internal characteristics of bullies and victims, positive psychology offers a framework to increase positive traits necessary in creating a sense of well-being in early adolescents where resilience outcomes can be achieved. The current study examined …
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Character Strengths in Applied Behavior Analysis and the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study
… potential benefits of including the concept of character strengths from the field of positive psychology in the way treatment is delivered to clients. Participants in this study consisted of individuals employed as Behavior Technicians (BTs) who deliver ABA services to clients with ASD. …
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The Case for Character Strengths In College Admissions Advising: The Way You Are is a Great Way to Be
… Evidence has demonstrated that self-knowledge of character strengths can reduce stress, inspire optimism, and increase well-being, as it has been proven to do in relationships and in a variety of settings. This paper introduces the VIA Character Strengths to the college advising process and …
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The Effects of Time-Perspective and Character-Strengths on the Success, Psychological Health and Subjective Well-Being of Undergraduate Students
… psychological relationship with time) and Character-Strengths (CS: 24-positive traits associated with good character) on these outcomes. Investigation 1 involved developing a Likert-type scale to measure students’ success in areas they felt were important to the construct. Qualitative …
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Positive Psychology and Being a Good Teammate: How Justice Character Strengths lead to Authentic, Courageous, and Exemplary Followership, Positive Institutions, Flourishing, and Heroic Upstanders for Positive Citizenship and Stewardship for the Common Good
… of followership under the Justice Virtue in the Character Strengths (Peterson & Seligman, 2004) classification, using this to bridge the divide between followership in organizational and societal contexts, and linking multiple elements of positive psychology to followership theory. Identity …
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Benjamin E. Mays: The Role of Character in the Prolonged Struggle for African American Civil Rights
… Benjamin Elijah Mays, in terms of discerning his character strengths and the role they played in addressing equality issues during his lifetime and beyond. Character was defined by the analytic framework of Peterson and Seligman's Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification. An …
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Positive Relationships: A Jewish Perspective
… suggests that interpersonal responsiveness, character strengths, and shared experiences may be especially critical to cultivating and nurturing positive relationships. Positive psychology is most effective when culturally informed. Integrating and drawing parallels between Jewish laws, …
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Total Fitness
… attributes and psychological resources, such as character strengths, self-awareness, self-regulation, optimism, mental agility, and strong social connections. Each lesson provides practical skills or activities participants can use in their daily lives. They are accompanied with enough theory and …
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Task-Space-Strengths Fit – An Approach to Positive Physical Work Environment Design
… to foster well-being. This paper suggests a strengths-based approach to space design with a focus on physical work environments (PWE). PWEs encompass the tangible elements of the workspace that integrate with the work experience. The use of character strengths, or the capacities that enable …
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Designing a Positive Psychology Course for Lawyers
… insights from the field, including resilience, character strengths, positive values, and enhanced relationships with other people. While only an introduction, this course is designed to help law students become sufficiently grounded in these insights and others from positive psychology to …
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Strengths Building, Resilience, and the Bible: A Story-Based Curriculum for Adolescents Around the World
… that trains students in problem solving skills, character strengths, and both spiritual and secular research-tested principles for resilience and well-being. The Bible is available by audio recording in 751 languages and offers a broad base of archetypal stories for teaching resilience. The …
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