"Building Hope for the Future": A Program to Foster Strengths in Middle-School Students

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 139-152

  Marques, Susana C ^a   Lopez, Shane J ^b   Pais Ribeiro, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Gallup Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Intervention; Mental health; Middle schoolers; Positive thinking variables

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551553139     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-009-9180-3     Document Type: Article

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