Bash, Shimaa Ezzat; Almeqren, Monira A,; Alsukah, Aljawharh I,; AlGadheeb, Nourah A.; Alzeiby, Ebtesam A.; Alamri, Ali Faris

doi:10.21608/ejcj.2025.457115

"The PERMA model in Arab societies: a comparative study "

نوع المستند : المقالة الأصلية

المؤلفون

¹ Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Humanities, University of Fujairah, 2206 Fujairah, UAE; College of Arts, Helwan University, V888+FF3 Helwan, Egypt

² , College of Education and Human Development, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 13415, Saudi Arabia

³ College of Education and Human Development, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 13415, Saudi Arabia

⁴ Department of Family Medicine, KAAUH, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 13415, Saudi Arabia

10.21608/ejcj.2025.457115

المستخلص

The acronym PERMA refers to five well-being pillars of true happiness theory, namely positive emotion, engagement, relationship, meaning, and accomplishment. The individual's level of prosperity increases with higher levels in PERMA dimensions. A technique to quantify these characteristics has been developed recently. This instrument has been modified to fit many cultural contexts and has proven to be a trustworthy indicator of well-being. The purpose of this study is to modify the PERMA-Profiler scale for use in Saudi Arabia and Egypt and to verify its validity. Following translation and back-translation processes, the tool was applied to female university students in Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The current study aims to ascertain whether a sample of female Arab university students from two distinct cultural contexts—Saudi Arabia and Egypt—can support the well-being model proposed by Seligman (2011).