The utility of the revised life orientation test to measure optimism among Hong Kong Chinese

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-56

  Lai, Julian C L ^a   Cheung, Him ^a   Lee, Wai Man ^b   Yu, Helen ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0032219850     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002075998400600     Document Type: Article

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