Effects of Positive Psychology Interventions on the Well-Being of Young Children
Children’s well-being is based on both demographic and socio-economic characteristics. Various interventions are developed to adjust emotional and social skills for pediatric population. Authors from Switzerland aimed to research the science of well-being and evaluate the effects of psychology interventions on the well-being of early childhood children (<6 years old). Seligman’s PERMA model is used to analyze these interventions and includes 5 conditions: positive emotions (happiness, pleasure, and optimism); engagement (participation in learning activities); relationships (support and appreciation); perceived meaning (being able to accomplish a goal); personal accomplishment (having achieved personal goal). Sixth condition- health was later added, generating the PERMA(H) model. Authors found out that all of the selected studies showed the benefit of positive psychology on young children, promoting development in gratitude, life satisfaction, accomplishment, and self-esteem.