How do positive views maintain life satisfaction?

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 269-281

  Wu, Chia Huei ^a   Tsai, Ying Mei ^b   Chen, Lung Hung ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN SPORT UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Control; Discrepancy; Life satisfaction; Optimism; Self enhancement; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; CORRELATION; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

EID: 61349096031     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-008-9282-z     Document Type: Article

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