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Front Psychol . 2021 Jan 27;11:590220. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.590220 The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice Ryan M Niemiec Ryan M Niemiec 1 VIA Institute on Character, Cincinnati, OH, United ... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.624 | 0.856 | ["communication", "philosophy", "rhetoric"] | 512 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.528182 | [
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thor information Article notes Copyright and License information 1 VIA Institute on Character, Cincinnati, OH, United States 2 Other, Cincinnati, OH, United States Edited by: Philippe Dubreuil, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada Reviewed by: Wenjie Duan, East China University of Science and Technology, China... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.565 | 0.838 | ["philosophy", "education"] | 512 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.528241 | [
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mitted to Personality and Social Psychology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Psychology Received 2020 Jul 31; Accepted 2020 Dec 11; Collection date 2020. Copyright © 2021 Niemiec and Pearce. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, di... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.552 | 0.858 | ["innovation"] | 511 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.528292 | [
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original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. PMC Copyright notice PMCID: PMC7873298 PMID: 33584426 Abstract What does it mean to be “strengths-based” or to be a “strengths-based pra... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.472 | 0.852 | ["leadership"] | 512 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.528343 | [
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rest/passion, of skill/competency, to name a few. To add clarity and unification across professions, we offer seven characteristics and a comprehensive definition for a character strengths-based practitioner. We center on the type of strength referred to as character strengths and explore six guiding principles for und... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.649 | 0.822 | ["career"] | 441 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.528401 | [
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being and doing) and their practical corollaries. Reflecting this foundation and based on character strengths research, our longstanding work with strengths, discussions with practitioners across the globe, and a practitioner survey asking about strength practices ( N = 113), we point out several character strengths pr... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.482 | 0.838 | ["philosophy"] | 512 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.528452 | [
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he integration of mindfulness and character strengths), or ripe with potential (e.g., phasic strengths; the tempering effect; the towing effect). We use the same framework for describing general research domains. Some areas of research in character strengths are soaring with more than 25 studies (e.g., workplace/organi... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.458 | 0.7 | [] | 512 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.528502 | [
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s yet opportunity looms large for integrating character science (e.g., peace/conflict studies). Using this framework, we seek to advance the exchange and collaboration between researcher and practitioner, as well as to advance the science and practice of character strengths. Keywords: character strengths, VIA classific... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.442 | 0.822 | ["communication", "war_conflict", "diplomacy", "economy", "philosophy"] | 484 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.528553 | [
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mindfulness Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. ‐ Goethe Introduction Over 700 studies on the VIA Classification published in the last 10 years; over 15 million surveys administered ( VIA Institute, 2021 ); steeply increasing annual usage of the VIA Survey: all reflect a unique prec... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.417 | 0.836 | [] | 427 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.528599 | [
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the science and practice of character strengths. Despite being a young science, there is substantial scientific grounding for practitioners educating and guiding clients. At the same time, the large number of practitioners across the globe applying character strengths presents an opportunity for researchers to explore ... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.444 | 0.854 | [] | 510 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.528643 | [
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ractitioner or consumer on main street; it is the dialogue between science and practice. Myriad definitions of character strengths exist in the literature (e.g., Peterson et al., 2005 ) and a minimalist definition from the original VIA Classification text states they are the routes to the great virtues ( Peterson and S... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.609 | 0.856 | ["ethics", "philosophy"] | 512 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.528692 | [
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rengths are positive personality traits that reflect our basic identity, produce positive outcomes for ourselves and others, and contribute to the collective good ( Niemiec, 2018 ). Said another way, the VIA Classification of character strengths is a consensual nomenclature ( Peterson and Seligman, 2004 ), a “common la... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.619 | 0.842 | ["career", "education"] | 512 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.528746 | [
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cation, healthcare), professions (e.g., physicians), application areas (e.g., youth, disability), areas of well-being (e.g., mental health, happiness, positive relationships), valued outcomes (e.g., achievement, stress management), and domains of life (e.g., parenting); see VIA Institute (2021) for summaries of the stu... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.612 | 0.692 | ["management", "networking", "career", "resume"] | 511 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.528795 | [
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s being discussed nor the strong potential for so doing. In part, the recent theory suggests, character strengths are relevant for the full range of human experiences – positive opportunities, as well as adversities and suffering, and the mundane in-between ( Niemiec, 2020 ). Despite the large volume of studies, there ... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.46 | 0.86 | [] | 494 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.528840 | [
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or trends in the practice of character strengths. As we turn to examine strengths-based practices, we intentionally loosely define practitioner as any helping professional, such as a psychologist, counselor, social worker, mentor, coach, manager, supervisor, teacher, physician, nurse, health technician, mediator, or pr... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.5 | 0.836 | ["management", "career"] | 496 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.528889 | [
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ches, student, employee, or the general consumer. In addition, we will use the term “character strengths” to refer specifically to the 24 character strengths of the VIA Classification (which is the substantial focus of the scientific literature on strengths), while the term “strengths” will refer to the more generic fr... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.608 | 0.866 | [] | 512 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.528932 | [
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ity, we use the term “strengths.” What Really Is a Strengths-Based Practice? In querying thousands of practitioners in workshops across spheres of application (e.g., workplace, education, coaching, counseling) if they are a strengths-based practitioner or have a strengths-based practice, the majority answer “yes.” Then... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.493 | 0.834 | ["resume", "education"] | 451 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.528985 | [
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s almost as varied as the number of people asked. Unfortunately, “strengths” and “strengths-based” have become so generic in their use that in many cases they have become lackluster and meaningless. This trend is only increasing. Yet, the value of strengths is significant and warrants clear definitions and characterist... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.527 | 0.856 | ["war_conflict"] | 511 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.529034 | [
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one set of applications for a strengths-based practice. These are unique to each practitioner and infused into their existing approach as a helping professional. However, we believe there are unifying and relevant characteristics of strengths-based approaches applicable across professions. A first step is to offer spec... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.497 | 0.844 | ["career", "resume"] | 511 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.529131 | [
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haracter in definition, malleability, and scope). Therefore, our focus is on character strengths. We suggest, based on a review of hundreds of studies on character strengths ( VIA Institute, 2021 ), discussions with strengths-based practitioners across the globe and our own practices with character strengths, that a pr... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.509 | 0.848 | [] | 512 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.529193 | [
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rves as a role model for character strengths use thus displays character strengths awareness and use as they interact and practice. Educates on strengths : the practitioner teaches about strengths, explains rationale and importance, corrects misconceptions (e.g., strengths are Pollyannaish or happiology; strengths invo... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.48 | 0.84 | ["war_conflict"] | 512 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.529261 | [
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endencies, entrapped mental and behavioral routines, and strengths blindness ( Biswas-Diener et al., 2011 ) patterns. Empowers : focuses on character strengths to help people move from what’s wrong to what’s strong and/or helps them use what’s strong to overcome what’s wrong. Faces adversity : acknowledges problems and... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.617 | 0.846 | ["crisis", "networking", "education"] | 472 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.529322 | [
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them, nor allows the positive to be squashed out. Connects : a character strengths-based approach engenders connections – helping the person become more connected with others, with the world, and particularly with themselves. This strengths connection naturally extends to the practitioner-client dyad. Cultivates seeds ... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.634 | 0.822 | ["networking"] | 442 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.529370 | [
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ng seeds, not just plucking weeds (the negative). Rather than a prescriptive approach, the descriptive language around character strengths is prioritized to build awareness, to explore, and to help the client grow toward positive action ( Niemiec, 2014 ; Linkins et al., 2015 ). We propose that these seven action-focuse... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.51 | 0.834 | ["war_conflict"] | 461 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.529425 | [
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e central attributes of a practitioner’s mindset. Other beneficial characteristics could be named – such as being goal-oriented or holistic – however, these may not be aligned with certain professions or theoretical orientations. It’s important to understand that any approach, theoretical orientation, or model can be i... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.499 | 0.836 | ["career"] | 512 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.529472 | [
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cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic orientations to humanistic and social-emotional learning approaches ( Niemiec, 2018 ). As a single unifying definition for a character strengths-based approach (or a generic “strengths-based approach”), we offer the following: A character strengths-based approach (or practice) is ... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.635 | 0.832 | ["education"] | 511 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.529526 | [
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helping, embody and exhibit their character strengths as they educate clients on strengths and support clients in cultivating their character strengths for boosting well-being and handling adversity. Character Strengths Principles In order to operationalize this definition and its many elements, we next offer a framewo... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.516 | 0.83 | ["crisis"] | 475 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.529572 | [
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, practical corollary accompanies each principle. These are adapted from Niemiec (2018) . Character Strengths Are Capacities Character strengths are viewed as capacities for thinking, feeling, and behaving ( Park et al., 2004 ; Peterson and Seligman, 2004 ). In practical terms, we can think creatively and fairly and ha... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.641 | 0.864 | ["innovation"] | 505 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.529620 | [
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zestful, honest, and forgiving ( Niemiec, 2018 ). A corollary to this principle is that character strengths can be developed and improved. New research on personality traits shows that personality is more malleable than originally thought ( Blackie et al., 2014 ; Hudson and Fraley, 2015 ; Roberts et al., 2017 ), and th... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.602 | 0.836 | [] | 416 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.529673 | [
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al, which was another previously held assumption. Personality traits can shift for a number of reasons, including normative changes based on our genetics and predictable changes in social role (e.g., getting married, having a child), as well as nonnormative changes. Nonnormative changes include less common but delibera... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.35 | 0.692 | ["war_conflict", "philosophy"] | 470 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.529721 | [
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going through a trauma; Borghans et al., 2008 ). In a study of the latter, the character strengths of gratitude, hope, kindness, leadership, love, spirituality, and teamwork all increased in a United States sample (but not a European sample) 2 months after the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center in New ... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.45 | 0.852 | ["leadership", "management", "economy", "faith_spirituality", "education"] | 449 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.529785 | [
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ngths were still elevated but to a lesser degree. Deliberate interventions focused on improving a part of our personality such as our character strengths also affect personality change. Intervention studies show that such intentional changes can have a positive impact ( Yeager et al., 2014 ; Hudson and Fraley, 2015 ; R... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.477 | 0.832 | [] | 420 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.529827 | [
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ts tap into their character strengths capacities. Character and Character Strengths Are Dimensional Character strengths are expressed in degrees – we have degrees of creativity, honesty, zest, and so on. As opposed to a categorical or diagnostic approach where one has a disorder, condition, or not, these strengths are ... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.611 | 0.85 | ["innovation"] | 468 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.529889 | [
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wide continuum of more and less ( Miller, 2013 ). For practitioners, it’s important to reflect on dimensionality so that clients are not lost in all-or-none labels and placed in the creativity box or the teamwork box or as being empty in the self-regulation or humility boxes. A corollary is that character strengths can... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.42 | 0.87 | ["management", "innovation"] | 512 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.529953 | [
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e brought forth “too much” (overuse) or “too little” (underuse) which are viewed as strengths expressions or lack thereof that has a negative impact on oneself or others ( Niemiec, 2019a ). Too much curiosity is nosiness and too little can be apathetic, while an overplay of prudence is stuffiness and an underuse of it ... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.378 | 0.87 | [] | 501 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.530006 | [
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mply kind or humble, brave or hopeful, or honest. Rather, people display a variation, multiplicity, and uniqueness in their character strengths profile that informs the rich tapestry of an individual’s character. A practical corollary is that character strengths are not expressed in isolation but in combinations or con... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.617 | 0.854 | ["philosophy"] | 512 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.530059 | [
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llenging, the array of character strengths being expressed increases. For example, a person making a career transition may find themselves leaning strongly on a panoply of character strengths, whereas a person who is doing their standard job on autopilot is likely to be expressing fewer character strengths and with les... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.481 | 0.86 | ["career"] | 512 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.530106 | [
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12 ), to echo the Buddhist concept of interbeing ( Nhat Hanh, 1993 ). The character strengths all relate to one another ( McGrath, 2013 ) to some degree and these interactions might enable or hinder the expression of one another ( Peterson and Seligman, 2004 ). All 24 Matter An important pursuit in the creation of the ... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.596 | 0.872 | ["ethics", "philosophy"] | 509 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.530155 | [
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human experience ( Peterson and Seligman, 2004 ). Research was conducted on these strengths among people in remote cultures ( Biswas-Diener, 2006 ) and surveys across nations ( Park et al., 2006 ; McGrath, 2015 ) that support this principle. The character strengths, although varying in degrees, are part of being human.... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.446 | 0.852 | [] | 462 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.530197 | [
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( Lounsbury et al., 2009 ; Wagner et al., 2019 ). While all 24 matter, how they matter will vary by person and situation. There Are Many Kinds of Strengths The category of character strengths is not the only type of strength human beings express. Strengths categories can be and should be differentiated. This principle ... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.457 | 0.866 | [] | 512 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.530286 | [
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nces), skills (competencies), interests (passions), values, and resources. Talents are hardwired abilities that encompass what we do naturally well; the multiple intelligences of Howard Gardner (1983) represents one set of examples. Skills develop through learning and practice, such as job skill-building with computer ... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.431 | 0.818 | ["communication", "management", "ethics", "career", "war_conflict"] | 449 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.530335 | [
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nd anger management or diversity skills training. The strength category of interests reflects our passions in life, those activities we are drawn to especially during leisure time; such as sport, art, and music. Resources are a strength category that is external to us; examples include having supportive friends, living... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.459 | 0.862 | ["management", "ethics", "faith_spirituality"] | 511 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.530385 | [
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in practice (results are discussed in Table 2 ). To recruit participants, we targeted audiences likely to be practitioners familiar with character strengths, including a robust Facebook group dedicated to character strengths knowledge and use, a personal invitation during a large, weekly, international, online communit... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.437 | 0.84 | ["education"] | 469 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.530433 | [
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gs; they say nothing about the action we actually take. A value for hard work does not equate to putting that value into action without turning to character strengths of perseverance and zest to transform value into behavior. A corollary to this principle, we hypothesize, is that character strengths are the central mec... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.441 | 0.872 | ["philosophy"] | 512 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.530481 | [
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t in ~10,000 h of deliberate practice over a 10 years period ( Ericsson and Ward, 2007 ) to really develop that talent/intelligence; this requires depths of perseverance, self-regulation, hope, prudence, creativity, and other character strengths to maximize that talent. In this way, character strengths are the driving ... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.65 | 0.844 | ["innovation", "war_conflict"] | 460 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.530532 | [
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of character strengths involves being and doing. For “being,” character strengths reflect our identity, self-understanding, and supporting people to be themselves. For “doing,” character strengths are expressed in behaviors/actions. There is support for both approaches in the literature: Research on signature strengths... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.644 | 0.696 | ["philosophy"] | 511 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.530603 | [
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ontologically closer to the core of human being than is thinking or reasoning” ( Diessner et al., 2009 , p. 255). At the same time, there is an abundance of research linking character strengths and different types of action and outcomes – which can be viewed as our “doing” – putting one’s best qualities into action (e.... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.594 | 0.862 | ["networking", "philosophy"] | 476 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.530652 | [
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s of authenticity and goodness ( Niemiec, 2014 ). Individuals aspiring to be more authentic in life may focus on the “character is being” element (i.e., being authentic), while those striving to do more good in the world may resonate with the “character is doing” element (i.e., doing good). The Practice of Character St... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.463 | 0.862 | [] | 512 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.530695 | [
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roach, and to further our hypotheses and experiences with character strengths-based practice, we administered a second section, 22 question survey using the Survey Monkey platform. The first section asked participants to rate themselves on each of the criteria of the “Checklist for Strengths-Based Practitioners” in Nie... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.644 | 0.858 | ["philosophy"] | 508 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.530743 | [
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section 1 of the practitioner survey ( N = 113). Each item from the Character Strengths Practitioner checklist in Niemiec (2018) is shown, including those not asked (noted with N/A). Average score from 1 (never) to 100 (always) How often do you do the following with clients? 46 Administer the online VIA Survey prior to... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.376 | 0.864 | ["networking"] | 473 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.530794 | [
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ctions between the results and the client’s life. 75 Ask several questions that assess and explore what is best in the person. 67 Offer an equal amount of exploratory questions that target strengths compared with problems/weaknesses. 71 Address the various categories of human strengths, in addition to character strengt... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.459 | 0.814 | ["communication"] | 415 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.530859 | [
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cies, interests/passions, and external resources. 71 Deliberately use character strengths to offer an insight or a reframe on problems, conflicts, and stressors. 60 Label character strengths in the moment during sessions and offer an explanation for the strength you spotted. 46 Offer summary feedback on your client’s c... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.633 | 0.832 | ["war_conflict", "philosophy"] | 466 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.530909 | [
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your signature strengths, during client meetings. 51 Prepare for meetings by reviewing your client’s signature strengths before you meet with them. 37 Adhere to a structured model to character strengths (e.g., aware-explore-apply) that is embedded in your approach to helping clients. 63 Collaboratively discuss and draw... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.421 | 0.85 | ["philosophy", "war_conflict", "economy"] | 508 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.530964 | [
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y, by seeing their signature strengths in action. N/A Not only know but offer appropriately timed interventions that fit with their personality and issues. N/A Reflect on what you did well (including the strengths you used) with a client immediately following the session. Open in a new tab Table 2. Frequency of respons... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.467 | 0.852 | ["philosophy"] | 491 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.531012 | [
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you describe your character strengths practices? (Example of formal is planning out ways to strategically boost particular strengths; example of informal is asking questions about strengths as it comes up in the discussion) Mainly formal 14% Mainly informal 40% 50–50 formal/informal 40% Other 6% How do you use characte... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.435 | 0.862 | ["philosophy", "strategy"] | 511 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.531063 | [
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y work 34% Character strengths are used by me personally to help support my working mindset. 15% Character strengths are new to me 8% Character strengths are a personal interest only 6% What are the most important components of a character strengths practice? (choose up to 4) Taking action with character strengths 58% ... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.624 | 0.852 | ["philosophy"] | 512 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.531111 | [
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ed to participants were minimal, focusing on the purpose of the survey as an informal gathering of information; and that the intended use of the results was to explore, in aggregate, how character strengths practices are emerging. Participants were not required to provide a name or e-mail although most did. Due to the ... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.537 | 0.856 | ["philosophy"] | 511 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.531179 | [
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set focused on “character strengths,” however, we did not specifically ask participants which type of strengths (e.g., character strengths, talents, skills, interests, etc.) they used in practice nor did we define these terms, therefore we cannot be certain participants were responding to questions with the 24 characte... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.629 | 0.85 | [] | 512 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.531222 | [
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ith character strengths and to begin to understand potential trends in the utilization of character strengths-based practices with clients and in personal growth. Table 2 shows the questions we asked in part two (with forced-choice format as noted) and the results in percentages. The survey results reveal the use of ch... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.638 | 0.832 | ["decision_making", "philosophy"] | 425 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.531271 | [
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60% describing their use as always or frequently. About one-third (34%) view character strengths as foundational to their strengths-based practice while 37% view character strengths as a supplemental approach or adjunctive technique to their work. A small percentage (14%) of practitioners takes a formal approach in map... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.458 | 0.85 | ["philosophy"] | 512 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.531324 | [
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actitioners who perhaps do not feel equipped to map out formal structured approaches. A general impression from these results is that character strengths continue to gain traction yet there is substantial opportunity for expansion and deepening: becoming more knowledgeable about the range of practices, and more routine... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.435 | 0.864 | ["career", "war_conflict", "education", "philosophy"] | 512 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.531384 | [
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ionally targeted narrowly – toward those who identify as engaging in strengths-based practices (and most likely, character strengths-based practices in particular). We imagine a normative survey of a particular practitioner profession would yield lower percentages in terms of character strengths engagement and applicat... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.479 | 0.836 | ["career", "resume", "war_conflict"] | 499 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.531433 | [
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what’s emerging, and what’s ripe with potential. The purpose of these descriptive labels is to illuminate a range of practices, highlight strong areas, and offer concrete practices for practitioners to consider and for researchers to examine. They are based on an amalgamation of our experiences in practice, educating, ... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.485 | 0.846 | [] | 511 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.531475 | [
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and character strengths interventions, and the aforementioned survey. Of these, the greatest weight is given to the science of character strengths, followed by our experiences and our discussions with leading practitioners. Soaring refers to practices that are popular and appear to be well-established among practitione... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.455 | 0.816 | ["leadership"] | 431 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.531540 | [
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earch-based and/or solidly grounded conceptually. A soaring practice does not mean it is a foregone conclusion that the activity or approach will be successful for clients, nor that there is a mountain of research. In all cases, the science of character strengths is in need of deeper examination of the many nuances, dy... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.41 | 0.858 | ["resume"] | 506 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.531590 | [
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t of an extensive science of character strengths. Emerging refers to practices that are increasing in popularity among practitioners familiar with character strengths. In such cases, the science is unfolding and does not reach the soaring point because either the science is too sparse or it’s not a tip-of-the-tongue ap... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.471 | 0.85 | [] | 508 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.531632 | [
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ent benefit. These need scientific investigation. All are practices that strike a chord with practitioners and are being deployed with clients on a case-by-case basis. In some cases, the science might be ahead of the practice in that there is a strong scientific backing for the underlying philosophy/approach outside of... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.357 | 0.864 | ["war_conflict", "philosophy"] | 512 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.531680 | [
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ith potential – are not a ranking of priorities in practice nor do they represent a hierarchy of approaches. Soaring Practices Prioritize Strengths Over Deficits Due to an entrenched negativity bias coupled with consistent research that bad is stronger than good ( Baumeister et al., 2001 ), it is a paradigm shift for p... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.488 | 0.864 | [] | 512 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.531722 | [
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nsistently prioritize strengths – varies significantly but it is becoming more common. Numerous studies have found a strengths-focused approach to be superior to a deficit-focused approach. For example, focusing on strengths prior to student exams boosted optimism and buffered negative emotions, distress, and the decli... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.477 | 0.848 | ["salary", "philosophy"] | 512 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.531769 | [
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ed benefits for the former group for clinical depression outcomes ( Cheavens et al., 2012 ), for personal growth outcomes ( Meyers et al., 2015 ), and for perceived competence and intrinsic motivation ( Hiemstra and Van Yperen, 2015 ). While this does not imply a unilateral superiority of a strengths-focus, nor is it a... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.414 | 0.842 | ["motivation", "crisis", "salary", "philosophy"] | 452 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.531822 | [
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o question their existing deficit-laden approach. In our practitioner survey, the majority (84%) of respondents said that they assess and explore what is best in the person at least half the time; only 8% said they rarely or never do this. This leads us to the next soaring practice. Use the VIA Survey The VIA Survey (a... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.58 | 0.854 | ["family"] | 446 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.531869 | [
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d tool used to assess the 24 character strengths. It has undergone extensive revisions over the years based on published analyses ( McGrath and Wallace, 2019 ), as well as a technical manual for development and psychometrics on its various versions ( McGrath, 2017 ). Researchers utilize short forms, virtue measures, re... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.622 | 0.83 | ["philosophy", "strategy", "ethics", "family"] | 413 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.531921 | [
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ignature strengths ( McGrath and Wallace, 2019 ). Practitioners use the VIA Survey to start strengths conversations with clients, to build strengths awareness, to combat strengths blindness, to overcome client preoccupation with weaknesses/flaws, to enrich exploration of problems, and to catalyze interventions that fos... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.614 | 0.838 | ["communication", "governance", "war_conflict", "philosophy", "rhetoric"] | 467 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.531970 | [
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5 years, the popularity of the measure is clear. Its use in university positive psychology and well-being courses for students is commonplace and is strongly inclining in organizational/business and educational settings and counseling clinics. In our practitioner survey, practitioners administered the VIA Survey to eac... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.539 | 0.858 | ["education"] | 511 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.532018 | [
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al other practices we assessed using the “Checklist for Strengths-Based Practitioners” in Niemiec, 2018 ). The number of practitioners who administer the VIA Survey in later sessions is unknown. Explore and Encourage Signature Strengths Signature strengths are those character strengths highest in an individual’s VIA Su... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.455 | 0.856 | ["philosophy"] | 511 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.532078 | [
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re; energizing in that expressing the strength is uplifting and elicits an increase in energy levels; and effortless in that the expression is easy and natural ( Niemiec and McGrath, 2019 ). Despite only having a few sentences in the 800-page VIA Classification text that introduced this consensual nomenclature ( Peters... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.448 | 0.698 | ["philosophy"] | 489 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.532126 | [
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especially in the science of positive psychology. A meta-analysis was published on the intervention, use a signature strength in a new way ( Schutte and Malouff, 2019 ), which involves subjects identifying one of their highest strengths from their VIA Survey results and then using that signature strength in a new way e... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.454 | 0.854 | ["philosophy"] | 507 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.532187 | [
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hing and strengths use, and decreased depression. The practical way this intervention is framed in studies makes it easy for practitioners to apply it with clients. In the practitioner survey, 58% said they self-reflect on signature strengths, that they use their own signature strengths during sessions/meetings about 6... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.599 | 0.844 | ["philosophy"] | 460 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.532242 | [
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ings ( Fluckiger et al., 2009 ) ~45% of the time. Engage in Strengths-Spotting Operationalized as the SEA model ( Niemiec, 2018 ), the steps of character strengths-spotting involve the practitioner spotting/labeling the strengths they see in action, explaining with rational/behavioral evidence how they saw the strength... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.626 | 0.838 | [] | 483 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.532284 | [
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otionality, meaning, linkage with goals/outcomes. The spotting of character strengths in oneself or others is easy to hold as an assumption that it’s useful and practical and neglect its scientific investigation. In addition, many character strengths intervention studies embed strengths-spotting in the intervention in ... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.443 | 0.858 | [] | 511 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.532329 | [
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and want to expand upon and thereby the aspect of character strengths-spotting is not examined separately. That said, a couple of recent studies have looked at strengths-spotting itself and found benefits relating to positive affect, classroom engagement, and need satisfaction ( Quinlan et al., 2019 ); and in an analys... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.474 | 0.848 | ["salary"] | 512 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.532377 | [
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ction, helpfulness, friendship, letting go, and speaking positively ( Haslip et al., 2019 ). While practitioners might not use character strengths-spotting in every meeting, we view this as a soaring approach that has taken hold. In many cases, it is the first step practitioners use when sharing about character strengt... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.44 | 0.852 | ["communication"] | 493 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.532426 | [
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of strengths-spotting intervention with clients. Draw the Well-Being/Happiness Link With Character Strengths One of the character strengths outcomes most investigated has been well-being, in which various measures of flourishing and related concepts such as thriving, life satisfaction, emotional happiness, and elements... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.49 | 0.81 | ["networking"] | 449 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.532473 | [
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n positively correlated with character strengths. From early studies ( Peterson et al., 2005 ), to recent studies ( Wagner et al., 2019 ), to cross-cultural work ( Shimai et al., 2006 ), to direct causal work ( Proyer et al., 2013a ) and multiple intervention studies (e.g., Gander et al., 2013 ), the alignment of well-... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.612 | 0.704 | [] | 462 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.532516 | [
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ive findings in the field of positive psychology. While broad character strengths work can increase one’s well-being and decrease ill-being, many practitioners narrow in on what some researchers have dubbed “the happiness strengths” ( Littman-Ovadia et al., 2016 ). So-named because of their consistent link with happine... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.541 | 0.688 | [] | 467 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.532562 | [
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s are zest, hope, love, gratitude, and curiosity. Many practitioners appreciate the single-intervention simplicity and straightforward approach of targeting one of these character strengths in clients. Niemiec (2018) offers evidence-based interventions for each, referred to as activate your zest, best possible self, lo... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.562 | 0.806 | ["war_conflict"] | 424 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.532612 | [
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er/visit, and boosting curiosity through novelty. Caveats accompany this approach such as that there are many ways to happiness through strengths (not just targeting one or more of these five); that if a client is not high in them it does not mean they cannot boost happiness; and that being high in them is not a happin... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.578 | 0.868 | ["crisis"] | 512 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.532659 | [
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rity, it is clear practitioners focusing on character strengths in the first couple decades of the VIA Classification have veered toward well-being, sometimes exclusively when discussing strengths. Theories have been developed that character strengths are at the core of both positivity/opportunity and adversity/sufferi... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.504 | 0.824 | ["crisis", "war_conflict"] | 474 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.532709 | [
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isal, and resilience functions ( Niemiec, 2020 ). There are studies looking at character strengths across various forms of adversity, such as stress ( Harzer and Ruch, 2015 ), war and terrorism ( Shoshani and Slone, 2016 ), natural disaster ( Duan and Guo, 2015 ), at-risk/vulnerable populations ( Duan and Wang, 2018 ),... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.421 | 0.876 | ["crisis", "war_conflict", "philosophy"] | 512 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.532789 | [
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dictions ( Logan et al., 2010 ), aggression ( Park and Peterson, 2008 ), and intellectual/developmental disability ( Niemiec et al., 2017 ). Several of these studies support and discuss character strengths resilience; one study in particular found character strengths predict resilience over different positive phenomena... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.536 | 0.828 | ["education"] | 456 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.532859 | [
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e satisfaction ( Martínez-Martí and Ruch, 2016 ). Niemiec (2020) documents studies linking each of the 24 character strengths with resilience. When Possible in Practice, Default on the Science This approach involves having and integrating a solid grounding in character strengths science when introducing character stren... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.637 | 0.844 | [] | 499 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.532910 | [
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haracter strengths when offering an intervention. In many instances, we have observed well-intentioned practitioners make something up and then link it back to “positive psychology research” explaining the activity as “based on evidence.” In this emerging scientific field, we suggest a more conservative approach: start... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.445 | 0.852 | ["philosophy"] | 511 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.532957 | [
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re strengths to be superior to controls; use that as the practical strategy. If that is not an optimal avenue for your client, you might then turn to theoretical articles, correlation studies, or one activity within an evidence-based program. To flesh out this approach, Niemiec (2018) offered seven, non-sequential cate... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.483 | 0.85 | ["strategy"] | 495 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.533005 | [
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thways to justify a strengths-based intervention. A summary of these can be found in Table 3 . Table 3. Research-based framework to guide practitioners in applying character strengths. Category Reference Base (example) Name from Niemiec (2018) Description Intervention from a controlled strengths intervention study Harz... | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7873298/ | The Practice of Character Strengths: Unifying Definitions, Principles, and Exploration of What’s Soaring, Emerging, and Ripe With Potential in Science and in Practice - PMC | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov | public_domain | false | 0.475 | 0.85 | ["education", "philosophy"] | 499 | Strengths-Based Leadership | topic | 2026-04-14T20:02:12.533053 | [
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