▁of ▁the ▁ 6 ▁virtue ▁clusters ▁of ▁strength s . ▁ ▁The ▁research ers ▁noted ▁that ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁VI A ▁character ▁strength s ▁cross - loaded ▁onto ▁multiple ▁factors . ▁ ▁R ather , ▁the ▁strength s ▁were ▁best ▁represented ▁by ▁a ▁one ▁and ▁four ▁factor ▁model . ▁A ▁one ▁factor ▁model ▁would ▁mean ▁that ▁the ▁strength s ▁are ▁best ▁account ed ▁for ▁by , ▁“ one ▁over arch ing ▁factor ,” ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁global ▁trait ▁of ▁character ▁( p .   7 9 7 ). ▁ ▁A ▁four ▁factor ▁model ▁more ▁closely ▁res emb les ▁the ▁' Big ▁Five ' ▁model ▁of ▁person ality . ▁The ▁character ▁strength s ▁in ▁the ▁four ▁factor ▁model ▁could ▁be ▁organized ▁into ▁the ▁following ▁four ▁groups : ▁Nic eness , ▁Pos itivity , ▁Intel lect ▁and ▁Cons cient ious ness . ▁ ▁Pet erson ▁and ▁Sel ig man ▁( 2 0 0 4 ) ▁conducted ▁a ▁factor ▁analysis ▁and ▁found ▁that ▁a ▁five ▁factor ▁model , ▁rather ▁than ▁their ▁ 6 ▁hier arch ical ▁virt ues ▁model , ▁best ▁organized ▁the ▁strength s . ▁Their ▁study , ▁however , ▁did ▁not ▁include ▁five ▁of ▁the ▁character ▁strength s ▁in ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁their ▁analysis . ▁The ▁research ers ▁most ▁likely ▁did ▁this ▁because ▁their ▁results ▁were ▁pl ag ued ▁by ▁the ▁problem ▁of ▁strength s ▁cross - loading ▁on ▁to ▁multiple ▁factors , ▁similar ▁to ▁what ▁occurred ▁in ▁Mac don ald ▁and ▁colle agues ▁( 2 0 0 8 ) ▁study . ▁Clear ly