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CAVALLARO, Ana Paula; ALVES DA ROCHA, Rafael Moreton; GRILLO SANTOS, Camila  e  PORTO NORONHA, Ana Paula. The impact of character strengths in well-being and optimism: A latent profile approach. Cienc. Psicol. [online]. 2025, vol.19, n.1, e4128.  Epub 01-Jun-2025. ISSN 1688-4094.  https://doi.org/10.22235/cp.v19i1.4128.

Character strengths are positive traits that are manifested in behaviors, thoughts and actions that can serve as a protective factor. Understanding the latent structure of the character strengths and its relation to other positive inner sources like optimism and subjective wellbeing have important theoretical and practical implications. We aimed to test the latent profiles of the character strengths and its interaction with optimism and subjective wellbeing. A cross-sectional study using convenience sampling was conducted with 433 Brazilian participants ranging from 18 to 79 years old. Latent profile analyses were used to test models ranging from 2 to 5 classes. Latent profile analyses favored a 4-class solution, with those having higher scores on strengths also exhibiting elevated levels of subjective well-being and optimism. It was found that the strength of spirituality generated higher levels of optimism, which did not interfere with other variables such as life satisfaction and affect. Our findings are partially in consonance with studies that were held in other countries. However, when comparing the results of our study to other studies it is important to remind that the instruments that measure character strengths used in the research were not the same.

Palavras-chave : positive psychology; psychometrics; personality; spirituality.

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