, ▁were ▁least ▁correl ated ▁with ▁life ▁satisfaction . ▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁ ▁Scient ists ▁have ▁also ▁performed ▁more ▁in - depth ▁anal ys es ▁of ▁the ▁VI A - IS ▁when ▁it ▁is ▁applied ▁to ▁populations ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Un like ▁Park , ▁Pet erson ▁& ▁Sel ig man ▁( 2 0 0 6 ), ▁Lin ley ▁and ▁colle agues ▁( 2 0 0 7 ) ▁did ▁not ▁simply ▁compare ▁the ▁rank - order ▁of ▁strength s ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁to ▁other ▁countries . ▁ ▁Lin ley ▁and ▁colle agues ▁( 2 0 0 7 ) ▁admin ister ed ▁the ▁VI A - IS ▁to ▁ 1 7 , 0 5 6 ▁individuals ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁& ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Comp ared ▁to ▁the ▁entire ▁U . K . ▁population , ▁the ▁study ' s ▁sample ▁was ▁better ▁educated , ▁composed ▁of ▁more ▁women ▁and ▁fewer ▁elder ly ▁individuals . ▁ ▁The ▁research ers ▁found ▁that ▁as ▁people ▁aged , ▁strength ▁scores ▁t ended ▁to ▁increase . ▁ ▁Using ▁Pear son ' s ▁correl ations , ▁research ers ▁looked ▁for ▁associations ▁between ▁age ▁and ▁strength s . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁strength s ▁showed ▁the ▁strong est ▁correl ations : ▁love ▁of ▁learning , ▁curiosity , ▁forg iveness , ▁self - reg ulation ▁and ▁fair ness . ▁ ▁Hum or , ▁however , ▁did ▁not ▁follow ▁this ▁pattern ▁and ▁was ▁neg atively ▁correl ated