On the psychology of meaning of life

Swiss Journal of Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 34-48

  Auhagen, Ann Elisabeth ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Meaning of life; Personal meaning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034345251     PISSN: 14210185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024//1421-0185.59.1.34     Document Type: Article

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