Abstract
Seligman (2011) hypothesized that PERMA (Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment) are the elements of well-being. Goodman, Disabato, Kashdan & Kaufmann (2017) reported strong evidence that subjective well-being is the final common path of such elements and their data are entirely consistent with Seligman's hypothesis. They argued, incorrectly however, that he suggested that PERMA constituted a different kind of well-being rather than just its building blocks. The complicated issue, one that transcends psychometrics, of how to decide on elements of well-being is discussed.
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PsychologyMeaning (existential)Well-beingPositive psychologyPath (computing)Cognitive psychologySocial psychologyPsychotherapistComputer science
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Martin E. P. Seligman
(2018).
PERMA and the building blocks of well-being.
The Journal of Positive Psychology
, 13
(4)
, 333-335.
https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2018.1437466
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- 10.1080/17439760.2018.1437466