The PERMA-Profiler: A brief multidimensional measure of flourishing

In the book Flourish (2011), Seligman defined wellbeing in terms of five pillars: Positive emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment, or PERMA.We developed the PERMA-Profiler as a brief measure of PERMA.We first compiled hundreds of theoretically relevant items.Three studies (N = 7,188) reduced, tested, and refined items, resulting in a final set of 15 questions (three items per PERMA domain).Eight additional filler items were added, which assess overall wellbeing, negative emotion, loneliness, and physical health, resulting in a final 23item measure.A series of eight additional studies (N = 31,966) were conducted to test the psychometrics of the measure.The PERMA-Profiler demonstrates acceptable model fit, internal and cross-time consistency, and evidence for content, convergent, and divergent validity.Scores are reported visually as a profile across domains, reflecting the multidimensional nature of flourishing.The PERMA-Profiler adds to the toolbox of wellbeing measures, allowing individuals to monitor their wellbeing across multiple psychosocial domains.