Happiness as stable extra version: A cross-cultural examination of the reliability and validity of the Oxford happiness inventory among students in the U.K., U.S.A., Australia, and Canada

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 167-171

  Francis, Leslie J ^a   Brown, Laurence B ^b   Lester, David ^c   Philipchalk, Ronald ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b Westminster College   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF SUICIDE   (United States)

^d TRINITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0031991459     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(97)00170-0     Document Type: Article

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