Psychometric Properties of PERMA Well-Being Profile: A Multi-Component Tool for Measuring Flourishing

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1 PhD Student in Educational Psychology, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran

2 Associate Professor of Neurology, Department of Psychology, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran

3 Psychology, Medical Sciences and Psychology, Islamic Azad University of Garmsar, Garmsar, Iran

Abstract

Introductoin: In scientific and social terms, well-being research has been relevant in recent years, which makes it necessary to investigate the psychometric properties of the questionnaires used for its measurement. The aim of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of the PERMA Well-Being Profile in a sample of students.
Method: This research is of psychometric type and its statistical sample includes 500 student teachers in Tehran, who were selected by the available sampling method. PERMA Well-Being Profile Butler and Kern, the Ryff Psychological Well-Being Scale, and the short version of the Young Schema Questionnaire were completed by them.
Results: The results of exploratory factor analysis showed the existence of 5 factors, which explained 72.870% of the total variance of the instrument, and the results of confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the results of exploratory factor analysis. The overall reliability coefficient of the tool was obtained optimally with Cronbach's alpha (0.90) and retest (0.88) methods. Also, there was a significant positive correlation between the factors of this tool with Riff's psychological well-being scale and a significant negative correlation with the short version of Young's Schema Questionnaire.
Discussion and Conclusion: The results confirmed five factors of Seligman's well-being perspective. Construct validity and appropriate reliability, the sufficient correlation between its factors, convergent validity, and divergent validity with similar tools showed that PERMA Well-Being Profile is a suitable tool for measuring students' well-being and a reliable tool for evaluating interventions in this field

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Clinical Psychology and Personality
Volume 20, Issue 1 - Serial Number 38
September 2022
Pages 151-164

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