Correlates and predictors of an Arabic translation of the Snyder Hope Scale

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 228-235

  Abdel Khalek, Ahmed ^a   Snyder, C R ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Extraversion; Kuwait; Optimism; Positive and negative effects; Satisfaction with life; Self esteem; The Arabic Hope Scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348990313     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760701552337     Document Type: Article

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