Orientations to happiness in Japanese people: Pleasure, meaning, and engagement

Japanese Journal of Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 619-624

  Kumano, Michiko ^a  

^a OSAKA OHTANI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Engagement; Meaning; Orientations to happiness; Pleasure; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MALE; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ENVIRONMENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION;

EID: 79955107507     PISSN: 00215236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4992/jjpsy.81.619     Document Type: Article

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