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GRINHAUZ, Aldana Sol  e  SOLANO, Alejandro Castro. The assessment of character´s virtues and strengths in Argentine children: Adaptation and validation of the Inventory of Virtues and Strengths for Children (I.V&S. Children). Summa psicol. UST (En línea) [online]. 2014, vol.11, n.1, pp.115-126. ISSN 0718-0446.

This study aimed the adaptation and validation of the Inventory of Virtues and Strengths (I.V.&S., Cosentino & Castro Solano, 2008) in children aged 10-12 years. The I.V.&S. Children is a useful tool for assessing human virtues and strengths according to Peterson and Seligman´s (2004) six virtues and 24 strengths classification of character. 518 children (254 males and 263 females) between 10 and 12 years and attending to public and private schools of the City of Buenos Aires (Argentina) were part of this study. Regarding the I.V.&S. Children factor´s structure, the exploratory factor analysis allowed the extraction of six factors that accounted for 46.15 % of the variance. Confirmatory factor analysis showed an adequate fit to the model. As to convergent validity evidence, statistically significant and positive correlations were found between scores by I.V&S. Children and Children's Social Desirability Scale (EDESI, Lemos, 2005), the Argentine Children's Personality Questionnaire (ICSC, Lemos, 2006) and the question about life satisfaction: "How satisfied or happy are you with your life?".

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