Primary objective of the strengths

The study and promotion of character strengths within positive psychology has a fundamental and transcendent objective of fostering and promoting maximum human potential.

It is not simply a matter of identifying positive traits in isolation. It is about understanding how these qualities can be cultivated and applied to help people achieve a subjective sense of well-being and a fuller, more meaningful life.

Promotion of Individual Potential

The central purpose of working with character strengths is to create a better version of each individual.

This involves helping people to become wiser, to develop greater temperance in their actions and reactions, and to build a life that has transcendence.

That is, to leave a positive and meaningful impact on those around them and their community.

Development of Key Virtues

Character strengths are grouped into broader virtues.

The objective is that, by developing the specific strengths that make up each virtue, the person manages to incorporate those virtues in an integral way in his or her way of being.

For example, it is sought that the person not only shows isolated acts of kindness. But to develop the virtue of Humanity and Love in a consistent way.

The aim is for the individual to cultivate a set of well-defined values to guide his or her behavior, fostering empathy, love for oneself and others, and ethical and fair behavior.

Contribution to Subjective Well-Being

By focusing on the study of those experiences and traits that provide people with a subjective sense of well-being, the development of strengths is not merely an intellectual exercise.

But that it translates into a tangible improvement in the perceived quality of life.

The ultimate goal is that each person can live a more fulfilling and happier life through the recognition and active application of his or her most positive qualities.