VIA Character Strengths

Your VIA Character Strengths Profile is a personalised list of 24 character strengths ranked in order based on the degree to which you rated them as being “like” or “not like” you. Each question is scored on a scale of one to five, where one is Very much unlike me and five is Very much like me.

The VIA Survey has a high level of reliability, meaning it is repeatable over time. Subsequent surveys are likely to reveal similar results. People will generally receive consistent responses over time because the survey focuses on who we are – whether we are stressed, in the midst of turmoil, at our best, feeling down, etc. The following table shows the 24 character strengths. More details can be found here: https://www.habitsforwellbeing.com/via-character-strengths/

Here’s an example of a genuine VIA Character Strengths profile. Note that strengths 6 through 24 are not considered ‘weaknesses’; they’re just less significant for this person based on how they answered the questions. The first five strengths (in black text) are the top five strengths in this example.