Exploring the relationship between occupational presence, occupational engagement, and people’s well-being

Journal of Occupational Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-47

  Reid, Denise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Engagement; Occupational choice; Presence; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 42949090517     PISSN: 14427591     EISSN: 21581576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14427591.2008.9686606     Document Type: Article

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