Acknowledging and appreciating the full spectrum of the human condition: School Psychology's (limited) focus on positive psychological functioning

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 110-123

  Froh, Jeffrey J ^a   Huebner, E Scott ^b   Youssef, Al Jameela ^a   Conte, Vincent ^a  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 78650967823     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20530     Document Type: Article

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