title: [Development of the Japanese version of the Values In Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS)].
abstract: Purpose of this study was to develop the Japanese version of the Values In Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS). Japanese VIA-IS was back-translated, and their items were checked by the developers of the original VIA-IS. Participants in our standardization study were 778 undergraduate students who answered a battery of self-report questionnaires. The battery consisted of the Japanese versions of VIA-IS, Subjective Happiness Scale, General Health Questionnaire, and NEO Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI). It was found that VIA-IS has high internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Happier people showed higher overall scores on VIA-IS and on almost all subscales both in men and women. Scores on VIA-IS were higher in the healthier group than in the unhealthy group, especially on the subscales of depression and impediment of social activities. Subscales of NEO-FFI were related to subscales of VIA-IS in a consistent way. High nomination groups showed significantly higher scores on eight subscales of VIA-IS than low nomination groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Tohoku Gakuin University, Tenjinzaka, Izumi-ku, Sendai 981 3193, Japan. otakek@izcc.tohoku-gakuin.ac.jp
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Otake
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimai
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ikemi
authors.forename: Narisuke
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Utsuki
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: Martin E P
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Seligman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014175:Translating