Comparer des méthodes

	Inventaire des forces VIA	Échelle de Santé Mentale Positive
Domaine	Psychologie positive	Psychologie positive
Famille	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Année d'origine	2004	2015
Auteur d'origine	Christopher Peterson and Martin Seligman	Multiple developers including Christine Lüthy
Type	Self-report questionnaire	Self-report questionnaire
Source fondatrice	Peterson, C., & Seligman, M. E. P. (2004). Character strengths and virtues: A handbook and classification. Oxford University Press.	Lüthy, C., Meisser, C., & Schindler, C. (2015). The Positive Mental Health Scale: A measure based on personal strength models in a cross-national study. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 13, 29.
Alias	VIA Character Strengths, VIA-IS	PMHS
Apparentées	4	4
Résumé	The Values in Action (VIA) Inventory of Strengths, developed by Peterson and Seligman in 2004, is a comprehensive instrument designed to identify and measure 24 core character strengths organized under six virtues. Grounded in ancient philosophy and contemporary psychology, the VIA shifts the focus from deficits and pathology to human strengths and positive potential. It exists in multiple versions (full 240-item VIA-240, brief 96-item VIA-96, and mobile-optimized formats), making it accessible for research, clinical practice, coaching, and organizational development.	The Positive Mental Health Scale (PMHS) is a brief instrument developed to measure mental well-being by assessing the presence of positive mental health dimensions rather than the absence of disorder. Rather than focusing solely on symptom reduction, the PMHS operationalizes mental health as an active state characterized by personal strengths, resilience, coping capacity, and positive functioning. It represents a paradigm shift toward strength-based mental health assessment, viewing mental health and mental illness as distinct continua rather than opposite ends of a single spectrum.