Inner Harmony as an Essential Facet of Well-Being: A Multinational Study During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10835/14465
DOI: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.648280/full
DOI: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.648280/full
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Fernández Carreño, David![Autoridad Universidad de Almería Autoridad Universidad de Almería](/themes/Mirage2/images/autoridades/autoridad.png)
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2021-03Resumen
This study aimed to explore the role of two models of well-being in the prediction of psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic, namely PERMA and mature happiness. According to PERMA, well-being is mainly composed of five elements: positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning in life, and achievement. Instead, mature happiness is understood as a positive mental state characterized by inner harmony, calmness, acceptance, contentment, and satisfaction with life. Rooted in existential positive psychology, this harmony-based happiness represents the result of living in balance between positive and negative aspects of one's life. We hypothesized that mature happiness would be a more prominent protective factor during the present pandemic than the PERMA composite. A total of 12,203 participants from 30 countries responded to an online survey including the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21), the PERMA-Profiler, and the Mature Happiness Scale-Revised (MHS-R). Confirma...
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psicología
covid-19
armonía interior
felicidad
bienestar psicológico