Questionnaire Analysis

The PERMA Profiler Well-being Questionnaire (The PERMA Profiler [PERMA-23]) was developed by Butler and Kern in 2016 based on Seligman’s theory of the five core components of well-being.

Objective

The main objective of this questionnaire is to measure positive emotions, engagement, positive relationships, meaning in life, and accomplishment, as well as experiences of negative emotions, loneliness, and physical health.

Question Scoring

The PERMA-23 Well-being Questionnaire consists of 23 self-report items, referring to:
the five dimensions of well-being
three dimensions measuring negative emotions, loneliness, and physical health
and a general well-being index
Participants are asked to respond using an 11-point Likert scale ranging from 0 to 10, with scale descriptions tailored to each item’s content.

Statistical Analysis

The PERMA Questionnaire yields six main scores—one for each pillar of well-being and one overall well-being score. The six pillars are:
Positive emotions
Engagement
Positive relationships
Meaning in life
Life satisfaction
Accomplishment
The overall index is calculated by combining the five PERMA components and the element of life satisfaction.

Validity and Reliability

The PERMA Profiler [PERMA-23] has been adapted into Greek and standardized by Pezirkianidis et al. (2019). The reliability coefficients for the questionnaire’s dimensions were:
Positive emotions: α = 0.83
Engagement: α = 0.56
Positive relationships: α = 0.74
Meaning in life: α = 0.78
Accomplishment: α = 0.72
Overall well-being index: α = 0.91
Physical health: α = 0.85

References

Butler, J., & Kern, M. L. (2016). The PERMA-Profiler: A brief multidimensional measure of flourishing. International Journal of Wellbeing, 6(3).
Pezirkianidis, C., Stalikas, A., Lakioti, A., & Yotsidi, V. (2019). Validating a multidimensional measure of wellbeing in Greece: Translation, factor structure, and measurement invariance of the PERMA Profiler. Current Psychology, 1–18.