Hausler Melanie, Strecker Cornelia, Huber Alexandra, Brenner Mirjam, Höge Thomas, Höfer Stefan
Department of Medical Psychology, Medical University of InnsbruckInnsbruck, Austria.
Institute of Psychology, University of InnsbruckInnsbruck, Austria.
Front Psychol. 2017 Jul 11;8:1159. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01159. eCollection 2017.
Research has shown that character strengths are positively linked with well-being in general. However, there has not been a fine-grained analysis up to date. This study examines the individual relational aspects between the 24 character strengths, subjective well-being (SWB), and different aspects of psychological well-being (PWB) at two times of measurement ( = 117). Results showed that overall the "good character" was significantly stronger related with PWB than with SWB. The character strength "hope" was at least moderately correlated with the PWB aspects meaning, optimism and autonomy, and "zest" with the PWB aspects relationships and engagement. "Persistence" showed the highest correlation with the PWB aspect mastery. Out of the 24 character strengths, the happiness-related strengths (hope, zest, gratitude, curiosity, and love) were more likely to correlate with PWB and SWB than any other character strength. This study offers a more fine-grained and thorough understanding of specific relational aspects between the 24 character strengths and a broad range of well-being aspects. Future studies should take up a detailed strategy when exploring relationships between character strengths and well-being.
研究表明,性格优势总体上与幸福感呈正相关。然而,迄今为止尚未有过细粒度分析。本研究在两个测量时间点(n = 117)考察了24种性格优势、主观幸福感(SWB)以及心理幸福感(PWB)不同方面之间的个体关系。结果显示,总体而言,“良好品格”与心理幸福感的关联显著强于与主观幸福感的关联。性格优势“希望”至少与心理幸福感的意义、乐观和自主性方面中度相关,“热情”与心理幸福感的人际关系和投入方面相关。“毅力”与心理幸福感的掌控方面相关性最高。在24种性格优势中,与幸福相关的优势(希望、热情、感恩、好奇和爱)比其他任何性格优势更有可能与心理幸福感和主观幸福感相关。本研究对24种性格优势与广泛的幸福感方面之间的特定关系提供了更细粒度、更全面的理解。未来研究在探索性格优势与幸福感之间的关系时应采用详细的策略。