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Flourishing in the Brazilian context: Evidence of the validity of the PERMA-profiler scale: PERMA-Profiler Brazil by Thainá Ferraz de Carvalho; Sibele Dias de Aquino; Jean Carlos Natividade is a scholarly article available to read on EtoBox.

What is Flourishing in the Brazilian context: Evidence of the validity of the PERMA-profiler scale: PERMA-Profiler Brazil about?

PERMA is an acronym that designates the five well-being pillars of the authentic happiness theory. These factors refer to Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationship, Meaning, and Accomplishment. The higher the levels in the dimensions of PERMA, the more an individual will flourish. Recently, an instrument has been developed to measure these factors. This instrument has been adapted for different cultures and has proved to be a reliable measure for well-being. This study aimed to adapt and search for validity evidence of the PERMA-Profiler scale for the Brazilian context. After translation and back-translation procedures, the instrument was applied to 1327 Brazilian adults. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the model of five intercorrelated factors is that the best data fit. As theoretically expected, we found positive correlations between PERMA and subjective wellbeing, psychological well-being, gratitude, optimism, self-esteem, and happiness. The adapted version of the scale showed satisfactory validity evidence based on content, internal structure, and relationships with other variables, making the scale reliable for use in Brazil.

Author

Thainá Ferraz de Carvalho; Sibele Dias de Aquino; Jean Carlos Natividade

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2021

Language

EN