Wellness of children in israel and the united states: A preliminary examination of culture and well-being

Counselling Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-33

  Tatar, Moshe ^a   Myers, Jane E ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Cross cultural; Holistic wellness model; The indivisible self

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950945966     PISSN: 09515070     EISSN: 14693674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515071003718384     Document Type: Article

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