# PERMA and the building blocks of well-being

“PERMA and the building blocks of well-being” (2018), by Martin E. P. Seligman. Psychology research paper. Original abstract below, unchanged. No free PDF was found.

- Authors: Martin E. P. Seligman
- Published: February 16, 2018
- Field: Psychology
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2018.1437466
- Source: https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2018.1437466

## 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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