A person-centered approach to subjective well-being

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-181

  Busseri, Michael A ^a   Sadava, Stanley ^a   Molnar, Danielle ^a   Decourville, Nancy ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Person centered; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749115761     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-007-9072-3     Document Type: Article

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