Do Character Strengths-Based Interventions Change Character Strengths? Two Randomized Controlled Intervention Studies
Fabian Gander,
Lisa Wagner,
Ryan Niemiec
Abstract:Character strengths-based interventions are effective for increasing well-being. However, whether such interventions also increase character strengths has never been tested. In Study 1, we studied the effects of seven different variants of character strengths-based interventions on well-being, ill-being, and character strengths traits and states (i.e., frequency of behavior during one week). We analyzed data of N = 1,163 participants (82.3% women, aged 18 to 78; Md = 45) who were randomized to seven interventi… Show more
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