Predictors of rapid versus thoughtful judgments of meaning in life

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 439-451

  Trent, Jason ^a   King, Laura A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Meaning; Mood; Social cognition; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650187354     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2010.534106     Document Type: Article

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