Please may i have a bike? Better yet, may i have a hug? An examination of children's and adolescents' happiness

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 541-562

  Chaplin, Lan Nguyen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Collage; Happiness; Life satisfaction; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 72749120850     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-008-9108-3     Document Type: Article

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