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Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification Christopher Peterson, Martin Seligman
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

A more detailed exposition of these strengths is now available in Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification by Christopher Peterson & Martin Seligman. (Eds.) (2004) Character strengths and virtues: A handbook and classification. In this case Character strengths and virtues: A handbook and classification. Character strengths and virtue are so important that they have become the focus of the first major project in positive psychology, the identification and classification of the character strengths and virtues that are endorsed across cultural traditions and time. Research on character strengths by Chris Peterson and colleagues has been monumental to the field of positive psychology and has ushered in a new science of character that involves a classification system (VIA Classification) and a scientific measurement tool . Values in Action--Character Strengths and Virtues: A Classification Handbook. Niemiec, Rashid, and Spinella (2012) suggest that this integration creates a synergy of mutual benefit that can foster a virtuous circle in which mindful awareness boosts strengths use which, in turn, enlivens mindfulness. Wisdom, according to Peterson and Seligman, also reveals itself as a “character strength,” or the way in which we display our virtues. Interested in character education, quite by chance met Martin Seligman, a psychology professor at the University of Pennsylvania, who had co-authored “Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification. They are described in the book, "Values in Action: For many, this gives a deep sense of gratification. This Insight provides an overview of the research evidence on effective strengths based approaches for working with individuals and presents selected illustrative examples, written by Lisa Pattoni. Rubin, G., (2009) The Happiness Project.