Personality and life events as predictors of adolescents' life satisfaction: Do life events mediate the link between personality and life satisfaction?

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 457-471

  Ho, Man Yee ^a   Cheung, Fanny M ^a   Cheung, Shu Fai ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

Adolescents' life satisfaction; CPAI A; Life events; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SECONDARY EDUCATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 55249083548     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-008-9243-6     Document Type: Article

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