Forgiveness and happiness. The differing contexts of forgiveness using the distinction between hedonic and eudaimonic happiness

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-13

  Maltby, John ^a   Day, Liza ^b   Barber, Louise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forgiveness; Happiness; Psychological well being; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 21244462277     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-004-0924-9     Document Type: Article

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