What is the good life? positive psychology and the renaissance of humanistic psychology

Humanistic Psychologist

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 96-112

  Robbins, Brent Dean ^a  

^a POINT PARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78650264319     PISSN: 08873267     EISSN: 15473333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08873260802110988     Document Type: Article

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