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Relationship Between Character Strengths and Happiness in Elementary, Middle, and High School Students

The Korean Journal of Health Psychology / The Korean Journal of Health Psychology, (P)1229-070X; (E)2713-9581
2016, v.21 no.4, pp.845-859
https://doi.org/10.17315/kjhp.2016.21.4.010

(2016). Relationship Between Character Strengths and Happiness in Elementary, Middle, and High School Students. The Korean Journal of Health Psychology, 21(4), 845-859, https://doi.org/10.17315/kjhp.2016.21.4.010

Abstract

This study compared the profiles of character strengths of elementary, middle, and high school students, and examined the relationship between their character strengths and happiness. 1522 students from schools in Seoul completed their Character Strengths Tests for Adolescents(CST-A) and Subjective Happiness Scales for Adolescents. It was revealed that elementary school students showed significantly high scores of vitality and low scores of wisdom. Middle school students showed significantly low scores of optimism. High school students showed significantly low scores of bravery, persistence, vitality, citizenship, and religiousness. Happiness of elementary school students were significantly high compared to middle and high school students. Correlations between the 24 character strengths and happiness were all significantly positive. In regression analysis, optimism and forgiveness of elementary school students, optimism and self-regulation of middle school students, and optimism and gratitude of high school students significantly contributed to the explanation of happiness. The implications and limitations of this study as well as suggestions for further research are discussed.

keywords
성격강점, 행복, 청소년, character strengths, happiness, adolescents

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