PERMA+4

PERMA+4: Building Blocks for Human Flourishing, 1st Edition, is an academic textbook authored by Stewart I. Donaldson and Vicki Cabrera and published by Wiley-Blackwell. The volume extends Martin Seligman's foundational well-being theory by integrating new empirical evidence on human flourishing. It provides a scientific framework designed to help readers evaluate psychological well-being across theoretical concepts and practical environments.

The core thematic coverage addresses practical applications across education, workplace environments, healthcare settings, and personal growth. Donaldson and Cabrera demonstrate how positive psychology interventions operate within organizational systems, offering concrete context for readers preparing to implement well-being initiatives across professional settings.

To support its central framework, the text incorporates findings from over 1,000 research studies on flourishing and positive functioning. This extensive empirical synthesis provides a rigorous academic grounding for analyzing well-being data and evaluating positive psychological interventions in both individual and institutional contexts.