Using personal and psychological strengths leads to increases in well-being over time: A longitudinal study and the development of the strengths use questionnaire

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-19

  Wood, Alex M ^a   Linley, P Alex ^b   Maltby, John ^c   Kashdan, Todd B ^d   Hurling, Robert ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b The Venture Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affect; Longitudinal; Positive psychology; Psychometrics; Strengths; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957893898     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.08.004     Document Type: Article

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