Book
Seligman MEP. Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being. New York: Free Press; 2011. 368 p.
Why we cite it
Introduces the PERMA model of well-being — a multidimensional framework showing that flourishing requires more than just happiness. Each element (Positive emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, Accomplishment) is pursued for its own sake. Relevant to the project’s holistic approach: sustainable eating behavior change requires attending to the whole person across multiple life domains, not just the food dimension.
About the author
Martin E.P. Seligman, PhD is the Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology and Director of the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania. BA in philosophy from Princeton University (summa cum laude, 1964); PhD in psychology from UPenn (1967). President of the American Psychological Association (1998). Founder of positive psychology as a field of scientific study. Pioneer of learned helplessness theory (1967). Author of over 350 scholarly publications and 30 books translated into 50+ languages. Awards include the APA Award for Lifetime Contributions to Psychology (2017), the Tang Award for Lifetime Achievement in Psychology (2014), the APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contribution (2006), the William James Fellow Award (1991), and the James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award (1995).
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