An investigation of a brief life satisfaction scale with elementary school children

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 355-374

  Seligson, Julie Lauren ^a   Huebner, E Scott ^a   Valois, Robert F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Elementary school students; Life satisfaction; Measurement; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

EID: 23944488593     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-004-2011-3     Document Type: Article

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