Character strengths in Spain: Validation of the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS) in a Spanish sample
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2014Tipo de documento
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PsicologíaMateria/s Unesco
61 PsicologíaResumen
The Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS; Peterson, Park, & Seligman, 2005) is a self-report
questionnaire that measures 24 widely valued strengths of character. In this paper we present the
psychometric properties of the Spanish translation in a sample of 1,060 adults. We analyzed its associations
with life satisfaction and positive and negative affect, and examined its factorial structure. Data on the
prevalence and demographic correlates of the character strengths are described. The results indicated that
the 24 subscales had satisfactory reliability (mean α = .81, mean corrected item-total correlations = .50).
Correlations of the VIA-IS subscales with life satisfaction and affect replicated findings from earlier studies
and supported the construct validity of the scale. Factor analysis justified the five-dimensions of the
original instrument.