Are happy people healthier? The specific role of positive affect in predicting self-reported health symptoms

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 521-536

  Pettit, Jeremy W ^a   Kline, John P ^a   Gencoz, Tulin ^b   Gencoz, Faruk ^b   Joiner Jr , Thomas E ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 0035699788     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jrpe.2001.2327     Document Type: Article

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