The questionnaire for eudaimonic well-being: Psychometric properties, demographic comparisons, and evidence of validity

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-61

  Waterman, Alan S ^a   Schwartz, Seth J ^b   Zamboanga, Byron L ^c   Ravert, Russell D ^d   Williams, Michelle K ^e   Bede Agocha, V ^e   Kim, Su Yeong ^f   Brent Donnellan, M ^g  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^g MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eudaimonism; Psychosocial identity; Scale validity; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951542289     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760903435208     Document Type: Article

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