Examining the Link between Character Strengths and Positive and Negative Mental Health Indicators in Iranian Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Jabbari, Mahsa; Shahidi, Shahriar; Panaghi, Leili; Mazaheri, Mohammad Ali; Oberle, Eva
Titel	Examining the Link between Character Strengths and Positive and Negative Mental Health Indicators in Iranian Adolescents
Quelle	In: Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 39 (2021) 5, S.610-622 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Jabbari, Mahsa) ORCID (Mazaheri, Mohammad Ali) ORCID (Oberle, Eva)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0734-2829
DOI	10.1177/07342829211005300
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Adolescent Development; Middle School Students; Personality Traits; Values; Mental Health; Well Being; Positive Attitudes; Negative Attitudes; Life Satisfaction; Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; Correlation; Gender Differences; Cultural Context; Test Reliability; Test Validity; Surveys; Measures (Individuals); Foreign Countries; Iran (Tehran); Satisfaction With Life Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Wertbegriff; Psychohygiene; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Negative Fixierung; Lebensvollendung; Angst; Korrelation; Geschlechterkonflikt; Testreliabilität; Testvalidität; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Messdaten; Ausland
Abstract	Character strengths are an important foundation for positive development and thriving in adolescence. Most research on character strengths has been conducted with youths in Western cultures. We examined character strengths in relation to positive and negative well-being indicators in a sample of Iranian youths. We investigated the reliability and validity of the Farsi version of the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths for Youth (VIA Y-96)--a self-report survey commonly used in Western contexts. Participants were adolescents in Iran (N = 1,359; 48.5% female; M age = 13.54, SD = 1.00) who completed the VIA Y-96 and questionnaires assessing life satisfaction, positive/negative experiences, depression, anxiety, and stress. We found that reliability coefficients were acceptable for most of the VIA subscales. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), as well as a second-order CFA, supported the construct validity of the Farsi VIA Y-96. Correlations between the character strengths and positive and negative well-being indicators supported convergent validity. Measurement invariance for the VIA Y-96 was established in this study comparing boys' and girls' response patterns. Sex and grade level differences were found for some of the subscales. Overall, the Farsi VIA Y-96 had acceptable psychometric properties, suggesting that it can be used in research on character strengths with Iranian youths. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01