Roots · Research-based
Character Strengths
Positive psychologists Christopher Peterson and Martin Seligman catalogued 24 character strengths valued across cultures, from Curiosity and Bravery to Kindness and Gratitude. Everyone has all 24; what differs is which ones come most naturally.
You'll rate 72 short statements, about eight minutes. Your top five are your signature strengths: the ones that feel most like you.
A 72-item short form of the public-domain IPIP-VIA scales (3 per strength). This is not the VIA Survey, and a short form is less precise than the full scales. Your answers stay in this browser.