Classifying adolescents' conceptions of purpose in life

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 466-473

  Hill, Patrick L ^a   Burrow, Anthony L ^b   O'Dell, Amanda C ^b   Thornton, Meghan A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Happiness; Positive youth development; Purpose in life; Youth conceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650183555     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2010.534488     Document Type: Article

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