Importance and Perception of the Character Strengths Scale: psychometric evidence in professors

This study aimed at presenting the development and psychometric evidence of the Importance and Perception of Character Strengths Scale (IPCSS)-Professor Version. Two quantitative studies were conducted. In Study 1 the respondents were 214 college professors (mean age = 39.21; SD = 9.77; 55.6 % femal...

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Autores: Martins Guerra, Valeschka, Alves Freires, Leogildo, Lourenço Cintra, Clarisse, Bastos Cacciari, Marcella, Ferreira Vieira Castello, Naiara
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Uruguay
Institución:Universidad Católica del Uruguay
Repositorio:LIBERI
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:liberi.ucu.edu.uy:10895/5471
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/cienciaspsicologicas/article/view/2102
https://hdl.handle.net/10895/5471
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Character strengths
Virtues
Positive Psychology
Scale
professors
Fortalezas personales
Virtudes
Psicología Positiva
Escala
Profesores
Forças de caráter
Psicologia Positiva
docentes
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Sumario:This study aimed at presenting the development and psychometric evidence of the Importance and Perception of Character Strengths Scale (IPCSS)-Professor Version. Two quantitative studies were conducted. In Study 1 the respondents were 214 college professors (mean age = 39.21; SD = 9.77; 55.6 % females), who answered the IPCSS-Professor and sociodemographic questions. Exploratory analysis suggested a one-factor structure for both subscales. Respondents in Study 2 were 262 college professors (mean age = 41.80; SD = 9.81; 50.8 % male). Confirmatory factor analysis suggested the adequacy of the six-factor structure theoretically proposed for both subscales after comparison with the alternative single-factor model. The IPCSS-Professor presented satisfactory reliability indexes and it is applicable for teachers of different sectors in order to understand their character strengths.