Abstract

Author:
Ahmad Muhammad Diponegoro

Doi: 10.26480/mmhj.01.2022.15.17

This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License CC BY 4.0, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited

The purpose of this study was to describe in-depth the influence of the character strengths of transcendence and wisdom on students’ psychological well-being. This study used a qualitative approach and was phenomenological research. There were three informants in this study. Participants are university students who live in the city of Yogyakarta. The data were collected using an open-ended semi-structured questionnaire and through in-depth interviews. The data were analyzed through thematic analysis techniques. The initial results from the preliminary research were validated through triangulation. The findings indicated that the presence of the character strengths of spirituality influenced students’ psychological well-being during their university years.