Free assessment
Character strengths assessment
Which of 24 character strengths come most naturally to you.
Before you begin
Describe yourself as you generally are now, not as you wish to be in the future. Answer each statement honestly, even if you do not like the answer. There are no right or wrong answers, and every strength here is a good one to have.
This assessment is for education and self-reflection. It is not a medical or psychological diagnosis.
How it works
- One question on the screen at a time. Choose the answer that fits you best.
- You can go back and change an answer at any point.
- Your answers are saved in this browser only, so you can stop and pick up later on the same device.
Where the questions come from
International Personality Item Pool scales for the 24 strengths of the VIA classification (a selection of four questions per strength). Goldberg, L. R., Johnson, J. A., Eber, H. W., Hogan, R., Ashton, M. C., Cloninger, C. R., & Gough, H. G. (2006). The International Personality Item Pool and the future of public-domain personality measures. Journal of Research in Personality, 40, 84-96. The classification of 24 strengths: Peterson, C., & Seligman, M. E. P. (2004). Character strengths and virtues: A handbook and classification. Oxford University Press. International Personality Item Pool (ipip.ori.org), public domain.