An introduction to the multidimensional students' life satisfaction scale

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 60, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 115-122

  Huebner, E Scott ^a   Gilman, Rich ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; YOUNG POPULATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036935063     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021252812882     Document Type: Article

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