<![CDATA[Addressing adolescent problems tends to focus on problematic behaviour and pays less attention to positive aspects of adolescents that can be used as strengths to improve their psychological well-being. This study aims to examine the contribution of character strengths to adolescent psychological well-being. The research method used is quantitative research with a non-experimental design. Data were obtained from 822 students from 25 public high schools in Bandung City using the Values in Action-Youth questionnaire to measure character strengths and The Ryff Scales of Psychological Well-being to measure adolescent psychological well-being. Data analysis used multiple regression with stepwise regression calculations. Collectively, character strengths explained a significant 56.9% of the variance in psychological well-being (R² = 0.569, p 0.001). Among these, gratitude emerged as the most dominant single predictor, accounting for 32.5% of the variance (B = 3.26, β = 0.23, p 0.001, 95% CI [2.42, 4.11]). Unique findings indicate that although spirituality had the highest average score, its contribution to well-being tended to be reduced when interacting with other characters. The results of this study can be used to develop programs improving adolescent psychological well-being by strengthening positive character traits typical of adolescents.]]>
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