Does Perceived Emotional Intelligence and Optimism/pessimism Predict Psychological Well-being?

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 463-474

  Augusto Landa, J M ^a   Pulido Martos, Manuel ^a   Lopez Zafra, Esther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dispositional optimism pessimism; Perceived emotional intelligence; Psychological well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955059882     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-010-9209-7     Document Type: Article

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