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Psychometric properties of the PERMA Profiler for measuring wellbeing in Australian adults.
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Evaluation of Blended Stepped-care Mental Well-being Intervention for Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Evaluation of Chatbot for Mental Well-being: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
33 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 100 citations in OpenAlex.
- PERMA well-being and innovative work behaviour : A systematic literature review.F1000Research · 2023Pooled it
- Positive Psychology: Looking Back and Looking Forward.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Pooled it
- PERMA-Profiler as a multidimensional measure of well-being in a French context.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Psychological Safety of School Administrators: A Dual Reality.Journal of school leadership · 2026Article
- Reliability and validity of a Chinese version of PERMA-Profiler for left-behind children in rural China.Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS · 2026Article
- Associations between community engagement, human flourishing, and mental illness symptoms among college students.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
- Self-esteem as a mediator between perfectionism and mental health outcomes.Australian journal of psychology · 2026Article
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- A PERMA-nent solution to understanding psychological wellbeing? Exploring the utility of the PERMA model in a university workplace.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- A scoping review of well-being measures: conceptualisation and scales for overall well-being.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Women's health and psychological well-being in the return-to-work process after long-term sick leave for common mental disorders: women's and first-line managers' perspectives.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Genetically predicted effects of 10 sleep phenotypes on revision of knee arthroplasty: a mendelian randomization study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- A PERMA model approach to well-being: a psychometric properties study.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Evaluating flourishing: a comparative analysis of four measures using item pool visualization.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Measurement of flourishing: a scoping review.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- PERMA-Profiler for adolescents: validity evidence based on internal structure and related constructs.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Initial validation of a short version of the PERMA profiler in a national sample of rural veterans.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Self-Report Measurement of Well-Being in Autistic Adults: Psychometric Properties of the PERMA Profiler.Autism in adulthood · 2023Article
- Flourishing, psychological distress and internalized stigma among parents of an adult son or daughter with schizophrenia.The International journal of social psychiatry · 2023Article
- Development and psychometric study of the scale of the positive relationship PRIM + 19 in peruvian university students.BMC psychology · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionThis study evaluated the psychometric properties of the PERMA Profiler, a 15-item self-report measurement tool designed to measure Seligman's five pillars of wellbeing: Positive emotions, Relationships, Engagement, Meaning, and Accomplishment.
methodsAustralian adults (N = 439) completed the PERMA Profiler and measures of physical and mental health (SF-12), depression, anxiety, stress (DASS 21), subjective physical activity (Active Australia Survey), and objective activity and sleep (GENEActiv accelerometer). Internal consistency was examined using Cronbach's alpha and associations between theoretically related constructs examined using Pearson's correlation. Model fit in comparison with theorised models was examined via Confirmatory Factor Analysis.
resultsResults indicated acceptable internal consistency for overall PERMA Profiler scores and all subscales (α range = 0.80-0.93) except Engagement (α = 0.66). Moderate associations were found between PERMA Profiler wellbeing scores with subjective constructs (e.g. depression, anxiety, stress; r = -0.374 - -0.645, p = <0.001) but not objective physical activity or sleep. Data failed to meet model fit criteria for neither the theorised five-factor nor an alternative single-factor structure.
conclusionsFindings were mixed, providing strong support for the scale's internal consistency and moderate support for congervent and divergent validity, albeit not in comparison to objectively captured activity outcomes. We could not replicate the theorised data structure nor an alternative, single factor structure. Results indicate insufficient psychometric properties of the PERMA Profiler.
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