PMH-scale measures positive mental health with 9 Likert-type items. Scale was developed by Lutz et al. in 1992a. PMH combines hedonic and eudaimonic approaches to well-being
WEMWBS measures positive mental health aspects using 14 positively worded items. Scale aims to monitor mental well-being at population level. Developed to complement existing scales like PANAS and WHO-5
Born in Albany, NY in 1942, earned PhD from University of Pennsylvania in 1967. Currently Zellerbach Family Professor at University of Pennsylvania. Elected APA president in 1998 and founded Prevention and Treatment journal
Born in 1908 in Brooklyn to Jewish immigrant parents fleeing Czarist persecution. Experienced racism and prejudice growing up in multiethnic neighborhood. Graduated from City College and studied psychology at University of Wisconsin
Positive psychology studies what makes life most worth living. Founded by Martin Seligman in 2000 with Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Focuses on strengths rather than weaknesses and building positive aspects
Born in Brooklyn in 1908 to Russian immigrant Jewish parents. Studied law at City College of New York before switching to psychology. Earned all three psychology degrees from University of Wisconsin