Strengths Use as a Predictor of Well-Being and Health-Related Quality of Life

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 153-169

  Proctor, Carmel ^a   Maltby, John ^a   Linley, P Alex ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Life satisfaction; Strengths use; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551532473     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-009-9181-2     Document Type: Article

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