The Subjective Wellbeing of High-School Students: Validating the Personal Wellbeing Index-School Children

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 405-418

  Tomyn, Adrian J ^a   Cummins, Robert A ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; High school; Personal Wellbeing Index; Students; Subjective wellbeing

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; SECONDARY EDUCATION; STUDENT;

EID: 79953252393     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-010-9668-6     Document Type: Article

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