Initial Validation of the Chinese Version VIA Youth-96 and Age-related Changes in Character Strengths Among Adolescents

Overview

Journal Front Psychol

Date 2022 Oct 28

PMID 36304870

Authors

Xiaotong Cheng

Shuang Xu

Yuyan Huang

Cheng Qin

Kezhi Liu

Mingyuan Tian

Xiaoyuan Liao

Xinyi Zhou

Bo Xiang

Jing Chen

Wei Lei

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Abstract

This study aimed to preliminary examine the psychometric properties of the Chinese version 96-item VIA Inventory for Youth (VIA Youth-96) by analyzing the internal consistency, factorial validity, and criterion validity, and to examine the age-related changes in character strengths (CSs) among adolescents. The sample consisted of 959 adolescents aged 10-17 (49.5% boys). Participants completed the Chinese version VIA Youth-96, along with the Perceived Parental Autonomy Support Scale, and questionnaires assessing life satisfaction and self-efficacy online. The Chinese version VIA Youth-96 showed a good fit for the original four-factor structure, and CS scores were significantly correlated with life satisfaction and self-efficacy indicating a good criterion validity of the scale. The internal consistency was 0.54-0.86 for subscales. Moreover, this study revealed significant age-related changes in CSs among adolescents, eight CSs significantly linearly declined by age. These results suggested that the Chinese version VIA Youth-96 is a valid tool for assessing CSs in adolescents and that CSs are declined linearly by age during adolescence.

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