| DEDICATION AND APPRECIATION | 第3-4页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT | 第4-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第11-27页 |
| 1.1 Background to the study | 第11-21页 |
| 1.2 Statement of the problem | 第21-24页 |
| 1.3 Research questions | 第24页 |
| 1.4 Objectives of the study | 第24-25页 |
| 1.5 Significance of the study | 第25-26页 |
| 1.6 Structure of the thesis | 第26-27页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第27-81页 |
| 2.1 Introduction | 第27页 |
| 2.2 Conceptualisation of the study variables | 第27-49页 |
| 2.2.1 Conceptualising Character strengths | 第27-29页 |
| 2.2.2 Identification and classification of virtues and character | 第29-37页 |
| 2.2.3 Assesment of character strengths | 第37-42页 |
| 2.2.4 Developmment and Validation of Character strengths measures | 第42-44页 |
| 2.2.5 Qualitative assesment of character strengths | 第44-46页 |
| 2.2.6 Strategies for assessing and building strengths in Youth | 第46-47页 |
| 2.2.7 Summary of research on Character strengths | 第47-49页 |
| 2.3 The concept of wellbeing | 第49-61页 |
| 2.3.1 Satisfaction with life and school | 第51-53页 |
| 2.3.2 Positive Affect | 第53-55页 |
| 2.3.3 Depressive sypmtoms | 第55-57页 |
| 2.3.4 Job Satisfaction | 第57-59页 |
| 2.3.5 Subjective Hapiness | 第59-60页 |
| 2.3.6 Fatigue at work | 第60-61页 |
| 2.4 Theoretical framework | 第61-66页 |
| 2.4.1 Positive Psychology | 第61-63页 |
| 2.4.2 Background to Positive Psychology | 第63-66页 |
| 2.5 Review of Related Studies | 第66-78页 |
| 2.5.1 Distribution of Character strengths | 第66-68页 |
| 2.5.2 Character strengths and demographic variables | 第68-69页 |
| 2.5.3 Caracter strengths and subjective wellbeing | 第69-73页 |
| 2.5.4 Demographic factors and Wellbeing | 第73-74页 |
| 2.5.5 The structure of Character strengths | 第74-78页 |
| 2.6 Hypotheses of the study | 第78-79页 |
| 2.7 Uniqueness of the study | 第79-81页 |
| CHAPTER THREE METHODOLOGY | 第81-92页 |
| 3.1 Research design | 第81页 |
| 3.2 Research setting | 第81-82页 |
| 3.3 Sampling procedure and Sample size | 第82-84页 |
| 3.4 Instruments/Measures | 第84-89页 |
| 3.5 Data collection Procedure | 第89-90页 |
| 3.6 Ethical considerations | 第90页 |
| 3.7 Analysis of data | 第90-92页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS | 第92-124页 |
| 4.1 Test for Normality of Variables | 第92-93页 |
| 4.2 Reliability analysis | 第93-94页 |
| 4.3 Distribution of character strengths of students and teachers | 第94-97页 |
| 4.4 Differences in character strengths based on gender | 第97-103页 |
| 4.5 Relationship between Character Strengths and Wellbeing | 第103-108页 |
| 4.5.1 Correlations of Global positivity VIA (GPF) with wellbeing | 第106-107页 |
| 4.5.2 Correlation of VIA-72 factor dimensions with wellbeing | 第107-108页 |
| 4.6 Differences in wellbeing by gender | 第108-109页 |
| 4.7 Structure of character strengths | 第109-119页 |
| 4.8 Summary of Result | 第119-124页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE DISCUSSION | 第124-156页 |
| 5.1 Introduction | 第124-125页 |
| 5.2 Main Discussion | 第125-141页 |
| 5.3 Contributions of the present study | 第141-145页 |
| 5.4 Limitations of the study | 第145-148页 |
| 5.5 Implications, recommendations and conclusions | 第148-156页 |
| REFERENCES | 第156-169页 |
| APPENDICES | 第169-181页 |
| Appendix 1: Research questionnaire | 第169-175页 |
| Appendix 2: Reliability analysis | 第175-181页 |
