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Work: attitudes and wellbeing

Workplace PERMA-Profiler.

Workplace PERMA

What it measures
Workplace wellbeing on Seligman's PERMA model: Positive emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, Accomplishment (plus filler items for overall happiness, negative emotion, health, and loneliness), adapted to the work context.
Length and format
23 (15 PERMA core x 3 + 8 filler/overall). 11-pt scale (0 not at all -> 10 completely) (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
Many incl. ZH (validated), NO, ES, PT, IT and others
Normative data
Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.
Licence
open with attribution

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Reference
Kern, M.L. (2014). The Workplace PERMA-Profiler. (Adapted from Butler, J., & Kern, M.L. (2016). The PERMA-Profiler. International Journal of Wellbeing, 6(3), 1-48.) https://www.peggykern.org/

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