The Relationship between Character Strengths and Task and Contextual Performance

The present research aims to study the role of character strengths in predicting the employees’ task performance. Using simple sampling method, 165 subjects were randomly selected from among the personnel of Shahid Mohammad Montazeri Power Generation Management Company. The instruments used in the study included Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (Peterson & Seligman, 2003), the Task Performance Checklist (Byrne et al. 2005) and the Contextual Performance Checklist (Conway, 1999). The results of the stepwise regression analysis indicated that the character strengths of open-mindedness, spirituality and social intelligence predicted task performance, and that the character strengths of gratitude and open-mindedness predicted contextual performance.