Psychological explanations of personal journeys: Hope for a positive psychology in theory, practice, and policy

Psychological Inquiry

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 295-298

  Elliott, Timothy R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

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