Comparison of psychological well-being and strengths of character in students according to their academic fields

The purpose of this study was to compare the psychological well-being and character strengths of students based on their field of study. The research method was causal-comparative and for this purpose, 351 students of Islamic Azad University of Shabestar Branch from different faculties and different fields of study were selected by cluster sampling method. Measurement tools included the psychological well-being questionnaire (Reif, 1989) and values in action inventory of strengths questionnaire (short form) (Patterson and Seligman, 2004). Multivariate analysis of variance was used for data analysis. Results of the research showed that the components of psychological well-being and personality dynamics in students based on their field of study were significantly different (p