Experiences of meaning in life: A combined qualitative and quantitative approach

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 359-375

  Debats, Dominique Louis ^a   Drost, Joost ^a   Hansen, Prartho ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 1542533855     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8295.1995.tb02758.x     Document Type: Article

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