Collegiate purpose orientations and well-being in early and middle adulthood

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 173-179

  Hill, Patrick L ^a   Burrow, Anthony L ^b   Brandenberger, Jay W ^a   Lapsley, Daniel K ^a   Quaranto, Jessica Collado ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult development; Goal setting; Longitudinal analyses; Prosocial development; Psychological well being; Purpose in life

Indexed keywords

EID: 77049104020     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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