Validating the Orientations to Happiness Scale in a Chinese Sample of University Students

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 431-442

  Chen, Guo Hai ^a  

^a GUANGDONG UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN STUDIES   (China)

Author keywords

China; Life satisfaction; Orientations to Happiness; Scale; Validation

Indexed keywords

HIGHER EDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; STUDENT;

CHINA;

EID: 78649320762     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-010-9590-y     Document Type: Article

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