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Surveys

The VIA Survey of Character (or VIA-IS). Adults. 240 questions. 30-40 minutes to complete.
The VIA Survey for Youth. Appropriate for ages 10-17. 198 questions.  40 minutes to complete
Seligman Brief VIA.* Adults.48 questions. 10 minutes to complete
PANAS: Adults. 20 questions. About 5 minutes to complete
*This assessments is in development. Thank you for helping us test it for accuracy and reliability.

The VIA Survey of Character and VIA Survey for Youth are the world's only scientifically validated tools to measure a full range of character strengths.  More than 1.5 million people have used them world-wide.

VIA Survey Reports

1. Free Results Report: A link to your results is visible immediately upon completion of every survey on the site. The free results reports for the three VIA surveys provide your character strengths in top-down order, with a brief description of each strength.

2.VIA Interpretive Report (VIR):  Available on the adult VIA Survey only. The VIR is an optional, detailed report about your character-strengths profile, providing numeric scores for each strength,  five graphs showing different ways to consider your strengths, plus research-backed exercises to make the most of your signature strengths. The VIR is available in English only for all who take the VIA in any available language.   Sample VIR
Cost of Interpretive Report
$40 full
$20 student
How to purchase:
Individuals, please follow instructions in the Survey Center.
Consultants may purchase multiple reports at reduced rates. Clients' VIRs are emailed to the consultant to review and present.  Click here for Consultant discounts.
Graduates of VIA Intensives receive special discounts for multiple reports. Click here. 
Students:  Email amandar@viacharacter.org to request a student discount code. A student email box is required.

Questions? lindap@viacharacter.org

All surveys are free of charge to everyone, thanks to a grant from the Manuel D. and Rhoda Mayerson Foundation, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
The VIA-IS  was created by Dr. Christopher Peterson.
The VIA Survey for Youth was authored by Dr. Nansook Park.
The Seligman Brief VIA was written by Dr. Martin E.P. Seligman.
The Life Satisfaction and Balance assessment is by Dr. Neal H. Mayerson, founder and Chairman of the VIA Institute on Character.
The PANAS (Positive Affectivity and Negative Affectivity Scale - Momentary Feedback, was  developed by Drs. David Watson and Lee Anna Clark, University of Iowa, and Dr. Auke Tellegen, University of Minnesota.  From the book Authentic Happiness, Chpt. 3 by M.E.P. Seligman. Used with permission.