Adolescents' Life Satisfaction During the Transition to Post-Comprehensive Education: Antecedents and Consequences

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 683-701

  Salmela Aro, Katariina ^a   Tuominen Soini, Heta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Educational tracks; Life satisfaction; Longitudinal study; School engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149499857     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-009-9156-3     Document Type: Article

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