Character strengths are a protective factor against psychological symptoms. However, there is a lack of research that has investigated the psychometric properties of abbreviated character strengths scales. The purpose of this study was to adapt and validate the Character Strengths Semantic Differential Scale (CS-SDS) with a sample of 235 college students. Using the back-translation method, the CS-SDS was translated from English into Turkish and then adapted. Next, exploratory factor analysis was conducted to determine the factorial structure of the Turkish version of CS-SDS (T-CS-SDS). The results indicated that the T-CS-SDS had a four-factor structure, namely, leadership, humanity, wisdom, and vitality. Significant moderate correlations were found for the character strengths factors with perceived stress, depression, and life satisfaction. Cronbach’s alpha coefficients for the factors were above .70. This is the first study that supported the use of the T-CS-SDS as a positive psychology assessment tool to design and implement innovative interventions to increase the well-being of college students.

性格优势是对抗心理症状的保护因素。然而，缺乏研究缩写字符强度量表的心理测量特性的研究。本研究的目的是对 235 名大学生样本调整和验证性格优势语义差异量表 (CS-SDS)。使用反向翻译方法，将 CS-SDS 从英语翻译成土耳其语，然后进行改编。接下来，进行探索性因子分析以确定土耳其版本的 CS-SDS (T-CS-SDS) 的因子结构。结果表明，T-CS-SDS具有领导力、人性、智慧和活力四要素结构。性格优势因素与感知压力、抑郁和生活满意度之间存在显着的中度相关性。因子的 Cronbach α 系数高于 0.70。这是第一项支持使用 T-CS-SDS 作为积极心理学评估工具来设计和实施创新干预措施以提高大学生幸福感的研究。