To each his own well-being boosting intervention: Using preference to guide selection

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 300-313

  Schueller, Stephen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Individual preferences; Intervention; Matching; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052157477     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2011.577092     Document Type: Article

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