Measuring meaning in life

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 197-214

  Morgan, Jessica ^a   Farsides, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eudaimonic well being; Factor analysis; Meaning in life; Scale development

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749097043     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-007-9075-0     Document Type: Article

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