Internal consistency, reliability, and temporal stability of the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire short-form: Test-retest data over two weeks

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 123-126

  Cruise, Sharon Mary ^a   Lewis, Christopher Alan ^a   Mc Guckin, Conor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b DUBLIN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Happiness; Internal consistency reliability; Positive psychology; Temporal stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644753914     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2006.34.2.123     Document Type: Article

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