Gratitude and the Reduced Costs of Materialism in Adolescents

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 289-302

  Froh, Jeffrey J ^a   Emmons, Robert A ^b   Card, Noel A ^c   Bono, Giacomo ^d   Wilson, Jennifer A ^a  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d WHITTIER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Gratitude; Materialism; Self determination theory; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951723923     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-010-9195-9     Document Type: Article

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