Character strengths meta-analysis

An app to explore meta-analytic results of Casali & Feraco, 2025

Overview

This Shiny app provides an interactive interface to explore the results of our meta-analysis on the associations between character strengths and well-being and common mental health disorders (Casali & Feraco, 2025).
It allows users to navigate effect sizes, compare outcomes, and inspect forest, funnel, and caterpillar plots for each of the 24 VIA strengths.

➡️ Launch the app:
https://feracoshiny.shinyapps.io/character-meta-v3/

➡️ More information on the meta-analysis:
https://doi.org/10.1177/08902070251366765

What you can do

• Browse meta-analytic correlations for each of the 24 character strengths
• Compare associations across well-being and mental health outcomes
• Explore patterns of heterogeneity and prediction intervals
• Visualize results through interactive plots
• Access summary tables and effect-size information

The app is meant as a practical complement to the manuscript, enabling readers, students, and researchers to examine the results dynamically and intuitively.