VIA Inventory of Strengths-P (VIA-IS-P), "VIA Survey"
Main assessment on VIA website used by the public
Aligned with the VIA Institute's mission to continue to advance the science of character, and in recognizing a number of opportunities to improve the original scales, Robert McGrath, Ph.D., VIA Senior Scientist, has completed a substantial, 2-year revision of the VIA Inventory of Strengths, as well as the development of several new scales. These new instruments are called the VIA Assessment Suite for Adults. A Technical Report describing the VIA Assessment Suite for Adults is available. See the VIA Assessments page for more details about the virtue scales and signature strengths.
The VIA-IS-P was developed using the same strategy as the VIA-IS-M except only VIA-IS-R items keyed in the positive direction were eligible for inclusion. This version is for use when negatively keyed items may be a source of confusion for the test-taker. Again, 24 strengths scale scores are reported as are 9 virtue scales and signature strengths.
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VIA Inventory of Strengths-P (VIA-IS-P), "VIA Survey" Psychometrics
| Strength | α |
|---|---|
| Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence | 0.83 |
| Bravery | 0.72 |
| Creativity | 0.83 |
| Curiosity | 0.74 |
| Fairness | 0.77 |
| Forgiveness | 0.71 |
| Gratitude | 0.82 |
| Honesty | 0.67 |
| Hope | 0.85 |
| Humility | 0.65 |
| Humor | 0.73 |
| Judgment | 0.81 |
| Kindness | 0.83 |
| Leadership | 0.72 |
| Love | 0.87 |
| Love of Learning | 0.78 |
| Perseverance | 0.83 |
| Perspective | 0.79 |
| Prudence | 0.79 |
| Self-Regulation | 0.79 |
| Social Intelligence | 0.72 |
| Spirituality | 0.83 |
| Teamwork | 0.69 |
| Zest | 0.83 |
| M | 0.77 |
VIA Inventory of Strengths-P (VIA-IS-P), "VIA Survey" Virtue Scale Psychometrics
| Six Virtues | |
|---|---|
| Wisdom | 0.78 |
| Courage | 0.77 |
| Humanity | 0.76 |
| Justice | 0.71 |
| Temperance | 0.62 |
| Transcendence | 0.79 |
| M | 0.74 |
| Three Virtues | |
|---|---|
| Caring | 0.69 |
| Inquisitiveness | 0.80 |
| Self-Control | 0.75 |
| M | 0.75 |
VIA-IS-P, "VIA Survey" Citation
McGrath, R. E. (2019). Technical report: The VIA Assessment Suite for Adults: Development and Initial Evaluation Revised Edition. Cincinnati, OH: VIA Institute on Character www.viacharacter.org
VIA-IS-P, "VIA Survey" Languages
The VIA-IS-P, "VIA Survey" has been translated into the following languages. The languages marked with an asterisk are still considered "in development" because not enough survey takers have completed it to determine if the translation is reliable. Languages without an asterisk have been reviewed and are considered reliable. Researchers should use caution when using a survey translation that has not been reviewed for reliability.
- English
- Arabic*
- Armenian*
- Bulgarian*
- Chinese-Simplified*
- Chinese-Traditional
- Danish*
- Dutch
- German
- Hebrew*
- Hungarian*
- Icelandic*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Latvian*
- Mongolian*
- Portugal-Portuguese
- Serbian*
- Spanish
- Turkey
- Vietnamese*
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