Empirical testing of the satisfaction With Life Scale: A South African pilot study

Psychological Reports

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 551-554

  Westaway, Margaret S ^a,b   Maritz, Chantelle ^b   Golele, Nurse J ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0037493636     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2003.92.2.551     Document Type: Article

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