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Acknowledgements

The research team acknowledges the funding received by the Victorian of Health (Australia), which made this study possible (M.I. and J.v.A.). The funders had no role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish or preparation of the manuscript. Expert panel members were asked if they wished to be formally acknowledged below. We express gratitude to both these participants and those who chose anonymity for their valuable contributions to our study. • A. S. Waterman, The College of New Jersey. • A. Eryılmaz, Yıldız Technical University. • A. Witkoski Stimpfel, New York University. • A. Garner, Case Western Reserve University. • A. Steptoe, University College London. • A. P. Siddaway, University of Glasgow. • A. Taft, Latrobe University. • A. Webster, University of Sydney. • A. Hemingway, Bournemouth University. • A. Branco Vasco, Universidade de Lisboa. • B. Garrett, University of British Columbia. • C. Weems, Iowa State University. • C. Vazquez, Complutense University of Madrid. • C. Rockhill, University of Washington. • C. Bernstein, University of Manitoba. • C. F. Reynolds III, University of Pittsburgh. • C. Ruini, University of Bologna. • C. Lee, University of Queensland. • C. Adams, McGill University. • C. Haworth, University of Bristol. • C. M. Eddy, University of Birmingham. • C. P. West, Mayo Clinic. • D. Fancourt, University College London. • D. Hernandez-Torrano, Nazarbayev Universit. • D. Disabato, Baldwin Wallace University. • D. Porock, Edith Cowan University. • D. Whiting, Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research. • E. Rabenu, Tel-Hai Academic College. • E. Oparina, London School of Economics. • E. Richard, University of New Brunswick. • E. Willroth, Washington University in St Louis. • E. Lopez-Zafra, University of Jaén. • F. T. Amstad, Pedagogical College Bern. • F. Lee Cooke, Monash University. • F. Pagnini, Università Cattolica. • G. Bickerton. • G. Fletcher, University of Edinburgh. • H. Tiliouine, University of Oran. • H. Metzler, Complexity Science Hub Vienna. • H. Spencer-Oatey, University of Warwick. • H. Blake, University of Nottingham. • I. Prilleltensky, University of Miami. • I. J. Perry, University College Cork. • J. E. Maddux, George Mason University. • J. M. Bennett, University of North Carolina. • J. Groarke, University of Galway. • J. L. Martin, University at Albany. • J. Mortimer, University of Minnesota. • J. Vos PhD, Metanoia Institute. • J. M. Salsman, Wake Forrest University. • J. Hall, United Nations Development Programme. • J. A. Piqueras, Universidad Miguel Hernández. • J. Marquez, University of Manchester. • J. Rowland, Smith Centre. • J. Jiang, Shanghai Normal University. • K.-M. Yust, Union Presbyterian Seminary. • K. Nielsen, University of Sheffield. • K. Ward, Marquette University. • K. Shiba, Boston University. • L. Aknin, Simon Fraser University. • L. N. Gitlin, Drexel University. • L. de Vries, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. • L. Bolier, Trimbos Institute. • L. Brown, University of Melbourne. • M. E. Lewis Hall, Biola University. • M. Hube, Institute for Positive Health. • M. Luhmann, Ruhr University Bochum. • M. Pai, Kent State University. • M. te Brömmelstroet, University of Amsterdam. • M. Mountjoy, McMaster University. • M. Rojas, The Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences. • M. Schotanus-Dijkstra, University of Twente. • M. Burger, Open University of the Netherlands. • M. Knapp, London School of Economics. • M. J. Kreitzer, University of Minnesota. • M. Soga, The University of Tokyo. • M. Norton, University of British Columbia. • M. C. Schippers, Erasmus University Rotterdam. • M. N. Shiota, Arizona State University. • M. Joshanloo, Keimyung University. • N. Magnavita, Università Cattolica. • P. R Hunter, University of East Anglia. • P. Morgado, University of Minho. • P. Taylor, University of Manchester. • P. Asherson, Kings College London. • P. S. Morrison, Victoria University. • P. Watkins, Eastern Washington University. • P. Bracke, Ghent University. • R. Veenhoven, Erasmus University. • S. Murray, Johns Hopkins University. • S. Filep, Bond University. • S. Clifton, University of Sydney. • S. Hamby, University of the South. • S. Downe, University of Central Lancashire. • S. De Hert, Ghent University. • S. Zubrick, University of Western Australia. • T. B. Randrup, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. • T. Chen, University of Sydney. • T. L. Renshaw, Utah State University. • V. Møller, Rhodes University. • V. Pinfold, McPin Foundation. • W. Chen, University of Michigan. • Y. Stern, Columbia University. • Y. Paradies, Deakin University. • Z. E. Moore, Touro University.

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  1. School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science, Adelaide University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    M. Iasiello

  2. Be Well Co, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    M. Iasiello & J. van Agteren

  3. School of Public Health, Adelaide University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    J. van Agteren

  4. School of Health, University of Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Queensland, Australia

    K. Ali & D. B. Fassnacht

  5. College of Education, Psychology, and Social Work, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    K. Ali, E. Kolovos, M. Kyrios & D. B. Fassnacht

  6. Centre for Mental Health Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

    P. J. Batterham

  7. Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA

    F. Goodman

  8. School of Education, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia

    A. Jarden

  9. Department of Psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA

    T. B. Kashdan

  10. Faculty of Education, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

    L. G. Oades

  11. University of York Mumbai, Mumbai, India

    L. G. Oades

  12. Human Flourishing Program, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA

    D. Weziak-Bialowolska

  13. Department of Quantitative Methods and Information Technology, Kozminski University, Warsaw, Poland

    D. Weziak-Bialowolska

Authors

  1. M. Iasiello
  2. J. van Agteren
  3. K. Ali
  4. E. Kolovos
  5. P. J. Batterham
  6. F. Goodman
  7. A. Jarden
  8. T. B. Kashdan
  9. M. Kyrios
  10. L. G. Oades
  11. D. Weziak-Bialowolska
  12. D. B. Fassnacht

Contributions

M.I., J.v.A., K.A., M.K. and D.B.F. led the conception of the work. All authors contributed to the design of the work. M.I., E.K., J.v.A. and K.A. led the acquisition of the data. All authors contributed to the interpretation of the data. M.I. and D.W.-B. conducted analysis. M.I., J.v.A., T.B.K., A.J. and D.B.F. contributed the draft of the work, with substantive revisions from F.G., P.J.B., M.K. and L.G.O.

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Iasiello, M., van Agteren, J., Ali, K. et al. A Delphi consensus study on the dimensions of positive mental health. Nat. Mental Health (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-026-00617-5

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