{"id":190,"date":"2026-01-22T07:13:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T07:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellnessukzn.singletonit.tech\/staff\/perma-theory\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T10:25:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T10:25:01","slug":"perma-theory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wellness.ukzn.ac.za\/staff\/perma-theory\/","title":{"rendered":"PERMA Theory"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"190\" class=\"elementor elementor-190\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50d99656 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50d99656\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47f81a9d\" data-id=\"47f81a9d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-379aaf26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"379aaf26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">PERMA\u2122 theory of well-being consist of five building blocks that enable flourishing <strong>P<\/strong>ositive Emotion, <strong>E<\/strong>ngagement, <strong>R<\/strong>elationships, <strong>M<\/strong>eaning and <strong>A<\/strong>ccomplishment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a75ddac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a75ddac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d200cb8\" data-id=\"d200cb8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16caba69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16caba69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/wellness.ukzn.ac.za\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/board-3700116_1920_6971cd4ba4b2f-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-191\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellness.ukzn.ac.za\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/board-3700116_1920_6971cd4ba4b2f-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wellness.ukzn.ac.za\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/board-3700116_1920_6971cd4ba4b2f-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wellness.ukzn.ac.za\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/board-3700116_1920_6971cd4ba4b2f-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wellness.ukzn.ac.za\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/board-3700116_1920_6971cd4ba4b2f-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wellness.ukzn.ac.za\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/board-3700116_1920_6971cd4ba4b2f.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-24fbca67\" data-id=\"24fbca67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69e1c802 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69e1c802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Positive Emotions<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5076d6ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5076d6ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Within limits, we can increase our positive emotion about the past (e.g., by cultivating gratitude and forgiveness), our positive emotion about the present (e.g., by savouring physical pleasures and mindfulness) and our positive emotion about the future (e.g., by building hope and optimism).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a4cf69 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a4cf69\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-37047997\" data-id=\"37047997\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e3c9732 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e3c9732\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/wellness.ukzn.ac.za\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/people-2557396_1920_6971cd4ba610f-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-192\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellness.ukzn.ac.za\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/people-2557396_1920_6971cd4ba610f-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wellness.ukzn.ac.za\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/people-2557396_1920_6971cd4ba610f-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wellness.ukzn.ac.za\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/people-2557396_1920_6971cd4ba610f-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wellness.ukzn.ac.za\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/people-2557396_1920_6971cd4ba610f-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wellness.ukzn.ac.za\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/people-2557396_1920_6971cd4ba610f.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-12b6c4b6\" data-id=\"12b6c4b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d899025 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d899025\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Engagement<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28548109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28548109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Engagement is an experience in which someone fully deploys their skills, strengths, and attention for a challenging task.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed98d97 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed98d97\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element-3d9181 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d9181\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The experiences that contribute to well-being are often amplified through our relationships, connections to others can give life purpose and meaning.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-74ec07c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74ec07c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4123a198\" data-id=\"4123a198\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-642ef71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"642ef71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"509\" height=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/wellness.ukzn.ac.za\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/istockphoto-1184901438-170667a_6971cd4ba7fe6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-194\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellness.ukzn.ac.za\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/istockphoto-1184901438-170667a_6971cd4ba7fe6.jpg 509w, https:\/\/wellness.ukzn.ac.za\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/istockphoto-1184901438-170667a_6971cd4ba7fe6-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-47c030ec\" data-id=\"47c030ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ec880f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ec880f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meaning<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f0ae9f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f0ae9f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A sense of meaning and purpose can be derived from belonging to and serving something bigger than the self.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-584a1f3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"584a1f3d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dc29189\" data-id=\"7dc29189\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43e6f960 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43e6f960\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/wellness.ukzn.ac.za\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/istockphoto-1143297195-170667a_6971cd4ba98bd.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-195\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellness.ukzn.ac.za\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/istockphoto-1143297195-170667a_6971cd4ba98bd.jpg 506w, https:\/\/wellness.ukzn.ac.za\/staff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/istockphoto-1143297195-170667a_6971cd4ba98bd-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-44df6588\" data-id=\"44df6588\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a077cfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a077cfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Accomplishment<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc076b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dc076b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0People pursue achievement, competence, success, and mastery for its own sake, in a variety of domains, including the workplace, sports, games, hobbies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PERMA\u2122 theory of well-being consist of five building blocks that enable flourishing Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning and Accomplishment. 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