Convergent validity of the depression-happiness scale with the bradburn affect balance scale

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 579-584

  Lewis, Christopher Alan ^a   McCollam, Paddy ^a   Joseph, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convergent validity; Negative affect; Positive affect; Subjective well being; The affect balance scale; The depression happiness scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044519514     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2000.28.6.579     Document Type: Article

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