Characteristics of Each of the 24 IPIP-VIA Scales Before and After Scale Refinements (Values in Action [VIA]: Peterson & Seligman, 2004)
IPIP-VIA Scale Label	P+N/Items	Alpha/1	Omitted	Added	P+N/2	Alpha/2
Appreciation of Beauty	7+3=10	.65	0+2=2		7+1= 8	.77
Capacity for Love	7+3=10	.69	1+0=1		6+3= 9	.70
Citizenship/Teamwork	7+3=10	.66	3+1=4	0+3=3	4+5= 9	.78
Curiosity	7+3=10	.78			7+3=10	.78
Equity/Fairness	7+3=10	.62	1+2=3	1+1=2	7+2= 9	.70
Forgiveness	7+3=10	.75	0+1=1		7+2= 9	.76
Gratitude	7+3=10	.77	1+1=2		6+2= 8	.79
Hope/Optimism	6+3= 9	.72	1+0=1		5+3= 8	.73
Humor/Playfulness	7+3=10	.83	1+0=1		6+3= 9	.84
Industry/Perseverance	7+3=10	.80	2+0=2		5+3= 8	.81
Integrity/Honesty	7+3=10	.64	2+1=3	0+2=2	5+4= 9	.72
Judgment/Open-mind.	7+3=10	.79	0+1=1		7+2= 9	.80
Kindness/Generosity	7+3=10	.72			7+3=10	.72
Leadership	7+3=10	.72	3+0=3		4+3= 7	.78
Love of Learning	7+3=10	.77			7+3=10	.77
Modesty/Humility	7+3=10	.70	0+1=1		7+2= 9	.70
Originality/Creativity	7+3=10	.84	2+0=2		5+3= 8	.85
Perspective/Wisdom	7+3=10	.72	1+0=1		6+3= 9	.75
Prudence	7+3=10	.67	0+3=3	1+1=2	8+1= 9	.73
Self-regulat./Self-control	7+3=10	.66	2+0=2	0+3=3	5+6=11	.75
Social/Personal Intelli.	7+3=10	.70	1+2=3		6+1= 7	.76
Spirituality/Religiousness	7+3=10	.91	0+1=1		7+2= 9	.91
Valor/Bravery/Courage	7+4=11	.75	1+0=1		6+4=10	.75
Zest/Enthusiasm	7+3=10	.77	0+1=1		7+2= 9	.78
Mean	7+3=10	.73			6+3= 9	.77
Note. P+N/Items = Original number of positively and negatively keyed items. Alpha/1 = Reliability of original scale. Omitted = Number of positively and negatively keyed items omitted during scale refinement. Added = Number of positively and negatively keyed items added during scale refinement. P+N/2 = Number of positively and negatively keyed items in the refined scale. Alpha/2 = Reliability of the refined scale.
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