Positive mood and social relatedness as information about meaning in life

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 471-482

  Hicks, Joshua A ^a   King, Laura A ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Meaning in life; Positive affect; Relatedness need satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449427775     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760903271108     Document Type: Article

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