Thinking through Positive Psychology

Theory & Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 555-561

  Christopher, John Chambers ^a   Richardson, Frank C ^b   Slife, Brent D ^c  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

critical psychology; cultural psychology; flourishing; good life; happiness; individualism; ontology; philosophy of social science; positive psychology; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 51749085107     PISSN: 09593543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959354308093395     Document Type: Editorial

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