When is the search for meaning related to life satisfaction?

Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-13

  Park, Nansook ^a   Park, Myungsook ^b   Peterson, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Jeonbuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Life satisfaction; Presence of meaning; Search for meaning

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650656930     PISSN: 17580846     EISSN: 17580854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-0854.2009.01024.x     Document Type: Article

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