▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁a ▁ 2 4 0 ▁item ▁measure ▁of ▁ 2 4 ▁character ▁strength s ▁( 1 0 ▁items ▁per ▁strength ). ▁On ▁average , ▁an ▁individual ▁will ▁complete ▁the ▁VI A - IS ▁in ▁ 3 0 ▁to ▁ 4 0 ▁minutes . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁survey ▁is ▁available ▁online ▁for ▁min ▁$ 2 0 ▁at ▁www . via character . org ▁and ▁over ▁ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁have ▁participated ▁so ▁far . ▁ ▁Part icip ants ▁are ▁instruct ed ▁to ▁answer ▁each ▁item ▁on ▁the ▁VI A - IS ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁“ wh ether ▁the ▁statement ▁describes ▁what ▁you ▁are ▁like ”. ▁ ▁Part icip ants ▁respond ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁ 5 - point ▁L ik ert ▁scale ▁r anging ▁from ▁( 1 = ▁very ▁much ▁unlike ▁me , ▁ 5 = ▁very ▁much ▁like ▁me ). ▁ ▁Sample ▁items ▁include ▁“ I ▁find ▁the ▁world ▁a ▁very ▁interesting ▁place ”, ▁which ▁gau ges ▁curiosity , ▁and ▁“ I ▁always ▁let ▁by g one ▁be ▁by g ones ”, ▁which ▁gau ges ▁forg iveness . ▁ ▁People ▁can ▁score ▁anywhere ▁from ▁ 1 0 ▁to ▁ 5 0 ▁points ▁for ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 4 ▁strength s . ▁ ▁Moreover , ▁a ▁higher ▁score ▁on ▁a ▁scale ▁indicates ▁that ▁the ▁particip ant ▁more ▁strongly ▁ident ifies ▁with ▁that ▁scale ' s ▁associated ▁strength . ▁ ▁Sc ore ▁reports ▁are ▁delivered ▁to ▁each ▁particip ant ▁at ▁the