Methoden vergelijken

	Positieve Mentale Gezondheidsschaal	Flourishing Scale
Vakgebied	Positieve psychologie	Positieve psychologie
Familie	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Jaar van ontstaan	2015	2010
Grondlegger	Multiple developers including Christine Lüthy	Ed Diener
Type	Self-report questionnaire	Self-report questionnaire
Oorspronkelijke bron	Lüthy, C., Meisser, C., & Schindler, C. (2015). The Positive Mental Health Scale: A measure based on personal strength models in a cross-national study. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 13, 29.	Diener, E., Wirtz, D., Tov, W., Kim-Prieto, C., Choi, D. W., Oishi, S., & Biswas-Diener, R. (2010). New well-being measures: Short scales to assess flourishing and positive and negative feelings. Social Indicators Research, 97(2), 143–156.
Aliassen	PMHS	FS
Verwant	4	4
Samenvatting	The Positive Mental Health Scale (PMHS) is a brief instrument developed to measure mental well-being by assessing the presence of positive mental health dimensions rather than the absence of disorder. Rather than focusing solely on symptom reduction, the PMHS operationalizes mental health as an active state characterized by personal strengths, resilience, coping capacity, and positive functioning. It represents a paradigm shift toward strength-based mental health assessment, viewing mental health and mental illness as distinct continua rather than opposite ends of a single spectrum.	The Flourishing Scale (FS) is an 8-item measure of human flourishing developed by Diener and colleagues in 2010. It assesses psychological well-being across core dimensions including purpose, social connection, competence, and engagement. The scale operationalizes Aristotle's concept of eudaimonia—the realization of human potential—and provides researchers with a brief, validated tool for quantifying overall psychological flourishing independent of life satisfaction or mood.