ating ▁slightly ▁higher ▁scores ▁for ▁religious ness . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁rank ▁order ▁of ▁strength s ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁is ▁compared ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁ 5 3 ▁other ▁countries , ▁scient ists ▁found ▁the ▁relative ▁pattern ▁of ▁rank ▁ordering ▁did ▁not ▁differ . ▁ ▁This ▁finding ▁provides ▁evidence ▁to ▁support ▁Pet erson ▁& ▁Sel ig man ' s ▁( 2 0 0 4 ) ▁assertion ▁that ▁their ▁classification ▁system ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁univers ally ▁acknowled ged ▁strength s . ▁ ▁The ▁results ▁of ▁this ▁study ▁do ▁have ▁limitations . ▁ ▁More ▁specifically , ▁respond ents ▁to ▁the ▁survey ▁must ▁speak ▁English , ▁as ▁the ▁VI A - IS ▁was ▁not ▁translated ▁into ▁each ▁respond ent ' s ▁native ▁language . ▁ ▁This ▁may ▁restrict ▁the ▁extension ▁of ▁these ▁results ▁to ▁non - English ▁speak ers . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁earlier ▁study , ▁research ers ▁admin ister ed ▁the ▁English - language ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁VI A - IS ▁to ▁individuals ▁in ▁ 4 0 ▁countries ▁( Ste en , ▁Park ▁& ▁Pet erson , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ; ▁in ▁Park , ▁Pet erson ▁& ▁Sel ig man , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ). ▁ ▁World wide , ▁the ▁following ▁strength s ▁were ▁most ▁associated ▁with ▁positive ▁life ▁satisfaction : ▁hope , ▁z est , ▁grat itude ▁and ▁love . ▁ ▁The ▁research ers ▁called ▁these ▁strength s ▁of ▁the ▁heart '. ▁ ▁Moreover , ▁strength s ▁associated ▁with ▁knowledge , ▁such ▁as ▁love ▁of ▁learning ▁and ▁curiosity