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

Valeschka Martins Guerra; Leogildo Alves Freires; Clarisse Lourenço Cintra; Marcella Bastos Cacciari; Naiara Ferreira Vieira Castello

doi:10.22235/cp.v15i1.2102

Authors

Valeschka Martins Guerra Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7455-125X
Leogildo Alves Freires Universidade Federal de Alagoas https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5149-2648
Clarisse Lourenço Cintra Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6746-1934
Marcella Bastos Cacciari Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2018-2262
Naiara Ferreira Vieira Castello Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2820-5617

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22235/cp.v15i1.2102

Keywords:

Character strengths, Virtues, Positive Psychology, Scale, professors

Abstract

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.

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