Implications of individual differences in subjective happiness for perceiving, interpreting, and thinking about life events

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 155-186

  Lyubomirsky, Sonja ^a   Tucker, Kari L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0032342738     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021396422190     Document Type: Article

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