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@article{ Partsch2022,
 title = {Revisiting the hierarchical structure of the 24 VIA character strengths: Three global dimensions may suffice to capture their essence},
 author = {Partsch, Melanie V. and Bluemke, Matthias and Lechner, Clemens},
 journal = {European Journal of Personality},
 number = {5},
 pages = {825-845},
 volume = {36},
 year = {2022},
 issn = {1099-0984},
 doi = {https://doi.org/10.1177/08902070211017760},
 urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-85146-2},
 abstract = {The Values in Action (VIA) framework maps 24 character strengths onto six more abstract virtues through a theoretical classification. However, compared to other individual difference constructs, there is little consensus about the factor-analytic structure of the VIA trait space. Applying Horn's parallel analysis, Goldberg’s Bass-ackwards approach, and cross-country congruency analysis, we scrutinize the factor-analytic solutions-hierarchy of the 24 VIA strengths with the aim to identify one or more useful global levels of abstraction (akin to the Big Five, HEXACO/Big Six, or personality metatraits). We assessed the 24 character strengths with the psychometrically refined IPIP-VIA-R inventory in two large and heterogeneous samples from Germany and the UK (total N ≈ 2,000). Results suggested that three global dimensions suffice to capture the essence of character strengths: Level III recovered more than 50% of the total variation of the 24 character strengths in well-interpretable, global/general, cross-culturally replicable dimensions. We provisionally labeled them positivity, dependability, and mastery. Their superordinate Level-II-dimensions were reminiscent of the "Big Two" personality metatraits Dynamism and Social Self-Regulation. Our results advance the understanding of the VIA character trait space and may serve as a basis for developing scales to assess these global dimensions.},
 keywords = {Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; personality traits; Messung; measurement}}