BATISTA, Helder    NORONHA, Ana. Personal/ character strengths and emotional self-regulation: associations and evidence of validity. []. , 22, 1, pp.37-49.   30--2021. ISSN 1645-0086.  https://doi.org/10.15309/21psd220105.

The present study sought evidence of validity based on the relationship with other variables (emotional self-regulation) for the Scale of Character Strengths-Brief (SCS-Brief) and identified possible differences according to the sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents. The sample consisted of 627 people aged between 18 and 73 years (M = 35.33; SD = 12.27; 66.19% women) from the five regions of Brazil. Participants answered the SCS-Brief and the Emotional Self-Regulation Scale-Adult (ESRS-AD). Significant correlations were identified between all the factors of the SCS-Brief and the ESRS-AD (r ranging between 0.09 and 0.60), with the factor coping strategies of the ESRS-AD showing the highest magnitudes of association with the factors of the SCS-Brief. Men had higher averages than women in both instruments. Character strengths and emotional self-regulation have common elements that affirm evidence of validity for the SCS-Brief. The SCS-Brief is considered has adequate psychometric properties and number of items would facilitate the application of the instrument in different contexts.

: positive psychology; psychological evaluation; psychometrics; virtues; sadness; optimism; subjective well-being.

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