How subjective well-being and meaning in life interact in the hostile world?

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 273-285

  Shrira, Amit ^a   Palgi, Yuval ^b   Ben Ezra, Menachem ^c   Shmotkin, Dov ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cumulative adversity; Hostile world scenario; Meaning in life; SHARE Israel; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052169198     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2011.577090     Document Type: Article

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