Life Satisfaction and Student Engagement in Adolescents

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 249-262

  Lewis, Ashley D ^a   Huebner, E Scott ^a   Malone, Patrick S ^a   Valois, Robert F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Life satisfaction; Student engagement

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; STUDENTS;

EID: 79651471197     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-010-9517-6     Document Type: Article

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