ABSTRACT

The main objective of this study was to explore the associations between character strengths and internalising and externalising problems. One thousand, one hundred thirty-eight adolescents, completed the 96-item VIA Inventory of Strengths for Youth, Youth Self Report, and Brief Symptom Inventory. Using latent class analysis, we extracted six latent groups: (1) Externalising and Internalising Problems (EIP; 11.1%), (2) Internalising Problems (IP; 15.6%), (3) Externalising Problems (EP; 12.5%), (4) At-risk for Externalising Problems (R-EP; 16.1%), (5) At-risk for Internalising Problems (R-IP; 27.3%) and (6) Healthy Subjects (H-S; 17.5%). General linear models on the BSI scores showed that those in EIP reported the most severe symptoms on all the BSI scales and those in H-S had the lowest scores. We concluded that character strengths take part in the etiology of externalising and internalising disorders.

摘要

本研究的主要目的是探讨性格优势与内化和外化问题之间的关联。一千一百三十八名青少年完成了 96 项 VIA 青少年优势清单、青少年自我报告和简要症状清单。使用潜在类别分析，我们提取了六个潜在组：（1）外化和内化问题（EIP；11.1%），（2）内化问题（IP；15.6%），（3）外化问题（EP；12.5%），（ 4) 外化问题的风险 (R-EP; 16.1%)，(5) 内化问题的风险 (R-IP; 27.3%) 和 (6) 健康受试者 (HS; 17.5%)。BSI 评分的一般线性模型显示，EIP 中的患者在所有 BSI 量表中报告的症状最严重，HS 中的评分最低。