Values in action inventory of strengths (VIA-IS): Adaptation and validation of the German version and the development of a peer-rating form

Journal of Individual Differences

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 138-149

  Ruch, Willibald ^a   Proyer, René T ^a   Harzer, Claudia ^a   Park, Nansook ^b   Peterson, Christopher ^b   Seligman, Martin E P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Character strengths; Peer rating; Positive psychology; Test adaptation; VIA IS

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955723631     PISSN: 16140001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1614-0001/a000022     Document Type: Article

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