Short answer
The Strengths — General (Growth) assessment helps adults identify their character strengths for personal development. Based on the VIA Classification, it uses 12 items to identify your top strengths and provides growth-oriented suggestions for applying them in daily life and work. It takes about 4 minutes and is free.
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Best for
Strengths — General (Growth) is most useful when you want to:
- Understand your profile across 6 dimensions rather than being assigned a single type.
- Reflect on your tendencies — for self-awareness, not diagnosis.
- Compare your results with research findings in this area.
It is not designed to tell you who you "really are," to predict your future, or to replace professional advice.
What it measures
Wisdom is one of 6 dimensions measured by this assessment. Each dimension is a spectrum — you can be high, low, or anywhere in between.
Wisdom
Creativity, curiosity, judgment, love of learning, and perspective.
Courage
Bravery, perseverance, honesty, and zest.
Humanity
Love, kindness, and social intelligence.
Justice
Teamwork, fairness, and leadership.
Temperance
Forgiveness, humility, prudence, and self-regulation.
Transcendence
Appreciation of beauty, gratitude, hope, humor, and spirituality.
Explore the dimensions
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How it works
- 12 items — drawn from VIA Classification.
- 5-point Likert — rate each item on the scale provided.
- Approximately 4 min — no right or wrong answers; answer as you truly are.
- Scoring — responses are calculated to produce your personalized report.
- Results — your top character strengths with growth and application suggestions.
What it cannot tell you
This is a descriptive framework for self-reflection, not a clinical or diagnostic tool.
This assessment is a descriptive framework for self-reflection, not a clinical or diagnostic tool. It cannot:
- Diagnose personality disorders or character deficits.
- Predict job performance or relationship success on its own.
- Rank strengths as "good" or "bad" — all strengths have value.
- Replace professional counseling or coaching for personal development.
Evidence and sources
The VIA Classification of Character Strengths is grounded in positive psychology research.
Character strengths are not fixed traits — they are capacities that can be developed.
- Peterson, C., & Seligman, M. E. P. (2004). Character strengths and virtues: A handbook and classification. Oxford University Press.
- Seligman, M. E. P., Steen, T. A., Peterson, C., et al. (2005). Positive psychology progress. American Psychologist, 60(5), 410–421.
- Linley, P. A., et al. (2010). The VIA Inventory of Strengths. Journal of Positive Psychology.
What you take away
A result from this assessment is not a verdict — it is a starting point for noticing patterns. Here is what a thoughtful reading of your profile can offer:
- Top 3 signature strengths — your most prominent character strengths.
- Growth suggestions — how to use your strengths for personal development.
- Daily application ideas — practical ways to apply your strengths in everyday life.
Next step
If you want to go deeper, consider these next steps:
- Explore other assessments in the Career Direction zone.
- Reflect on how your profile interacts with your values, skills, and context.
- Use your results as a conversation prompt — not a label.
Insight is only useful when it changes your next step.