Preliminary analysis of the psychometric properties of ryff's scales of psychological well-being in portuguese adolescents

Spanish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1032-1043

  Fernandes, Helder Miguel ^a   Vasconcelos Raposo, José ^a   Teixeira, Carla Maria ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER IN SPORTS SCIENCES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Psychometrics; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149462761     PISSN: 11387416     EISSN: 19882904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1138741600002675     Document Type: Article

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