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  • Research on personality traits has largely overlooked character strengths, which are positively and morally valued traits.
  • Understanding the interplay between character strengths and cognitive abilities like fluid intelligence is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the associations between character strengths and fluid intelligence.
  • To examine these associations across different age groups (children, adolescents, adults).
  • To utilize multiple operationalizations of character strengths and fluid intelligence.

Main Methods:

  • Employed self- and informant-reports for character strengths assessment.
  • Utilized various measures for fluid intelligence.
  • Conducted analyses across four distinct samples (N = 193/290/330/324).

Main Results:

  • Most character strengths were found to be independent of fluid intelligence.
  • Love of learning demonstrated a small but robust positive relationship with fluid intelligence.
  • This association was consistent across all age samples studied.

Conclusions:

  • Character strengths and fluid intelligence appear largely distinct, with notable exceptions.
  • Further research is warranted on associations with other cognitive abilities.
  • Investigating interactions between character strengths and intelligence is important for understanding external criteria.