ABSTRACT

Recent debates in the Journal of Positive Psychology about the nature and usefulness of PERMA have created confusion about its contribution toward the understanding and prediction of well-being. This empirical study was designed to clarify several issues that have emerged in these recent articles. Using a multi-trait multi-method (MTMM) research design with 220 knowledable co-worker pairs (N = 440), it was found that the 5 PERMA building blocks of well-being (positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment) and 4 additional potential building blocks of well-being (physical health, mindset, environment, and economic security) significantly predicted SWB above and beyond self-report and mono-method bias. This is one of the first empirical studies to test the PERMA building blocks of well-being beyond the sole use of self-reports, and illustrates that the building blocks can be strong predictors of well-being in some populations.

摘要

最近在《积极心理学杂志》上关于 PERMA 的性质和用途的辩论引起了人们对其对幸福的理解和预测的贡献的混淆。这项实证研究旨在澄清最近这些文章中出现的几个问题。使用多特征多方法 (MTMM) 研究设计与 220 个知识渊博的同事对 ( N= 440)，发现幸福的 5 个 PERMA 基石（积极情绪、参与、关系、意义和成就）和 4 个额外的幸福潜在基石（身体健康、心态、环境和经济security) 显着预测了 SWB，超出了自我报告和单一方法偏差。这是除仅使用自我报告之外测试 PERMA 幸福感构建块的首批实证研究之一，并说明构建块可以成为某些人群幸福感的有力预测因素。