The utility of the personal wellbeing index intellectual disability scale in an Australian sample

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 276-286

  McGillivray, J A ^a   Lau, A L D ^b   Cummins, R A ^a   Davey, G ^c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intellectual disability; PWI ID scale; Subjective wellbeing

Indexed keywords

EID: 64549091097     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2008.00460.x     Document Type: Article

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