Some benefits of being an activist: Measuring activism and its role in psychological well-being

Political Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 755-777

  Klar, Malte ^a   Kasser, Tim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b KNOX COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activism; Flourishing; Scales; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 70249138328     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2009.00724.x     Document Type: Article

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