Very Happy Youths: Benefits of Very High Life Satisfaction Among Adolescents

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 519-532

  Proctor, Carmel ^a   Linley, P Alex ^b   Maltby, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Happiness; Life satisfaction; Subjective well being; Youths

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; SOCIAL INDICATOR; YOUNG POPULATION;

EID: 77955851775     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-009-9562-2     Document Type: Article

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