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Character strengths have been associated with a number of self-report subjective wellbeing (SWB) indicators
but there is no study so far investigating the role of character strengths in wellbeing through the use of
contrasting groups. We explored which (if any) character strengths predict wellbeing by discriminating between
young adults clinical sample with common psychological symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress recruited
from campus counselling centres and general community sample over and above the demographic and
traditional predictors of SWB. Participants were selected in cross sectional manner i.e. from campus counselling
centres of three major universities of Lahore (Group 1: clinical/seeking counselling, n=111); general students
sample from the same universities and further stratified into two groups on the basis of reported need of
counselling (Group 2: need of counselling, n=97; Group 3: general sample, n=124). Assessment was done on
character strengths, depression-anxiety-stress level, life stressors, perceived social support and demographic
variables. Discriminant Function Analysis resulted in one significant discriminant function separating clinical
group from other two groups. Hope, zest, gratitude, humour and social IQ discriminated between groups with
clinical group scoring lower on all these strengths. Second DFA between both community samples revealed
self-regulation as the only strength discriminating need of counselling group from general sample. Findings of
the study have important implications regarding the role of character strengths as protective factors in the life of
young adults as well as offer character strengths as having potential for inclusion in therapy/counselling plans.
Afifa Anjum, Naumana Amjad. (2016) Character Strengths and Wellbeing: A Discriminant Analysis between Young Adults from Counselling Centres and Community Samples, Pakistan Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, Volume 14, Issue 1.
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