Helping others shows differential benefits on health and well-being for male and female teens

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 431-448

  Schwartz, Carolyn E ^a,b   Keyl, Penelope M ^c   Marcum, John P ^d   Bode, Rita ^e  

^a NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DeltaQuest Foundation Inc   (United States)

^c Keyl Associates   (United States)

^d Presbyterian Church (USA)   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Altruism; Gender; Health related quality of life; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 76649117806     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-008-9098-1     Document Type: Article

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