The Relationship between Character Strength and Psychological Well-being: The Mediating Strength Use and the Children's Relationship with Parents

Background: character strengths show a person's assets over his/her faults or problems, so they are also called personal assets. This study aimed to investigate the role of strength-based parenting moderators in the relationship between character strength and psychological well-being. Methods: The research design was correlational. The statistical population included all sixth-grade students in the ۱۸th district of Tehran in ۲۰۱۹-۲۰۲۰, which comprised ۳۰۰ sixth-grade students who were selected through a stratified cluster random sampling method. Students completed the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS), Ryff's scale of Psychological well-being, short-form (۱۸-item), Strengths Use Questionnaire, and Parent-Child Relationship Questionnaire (PCRS). Descriptive statistics, correlation matrix, and hierarchical regression were performed through SPSS statistical software, version ۲۵. Results: The demographic characteristics of the sample showed that ۵۴% of the sample were firstborn, ۳۵% were second-born and ۹.۷% were third-born. The findings revealed that there is a positive and significant relationship between character strength and psychological well-being (P <۰.۰۱). The results also illuminated that strength-based parenting has a moderating effect on the relationship between character strength and psychological well-being in children (P <۰.۰۱). In total, ۵۵% of changes in psychological well-being were explained by the strength of character and strength-based parenting. Conclusion: According to the research findings, it can be concluded that strength-based parenting will change the strength of character and psychological well-being of students.

Keywords:

Character Strength , Psychological well-being , Strength Use , the Children' s Relationship with Parents