Gratitude, forgivingness, and well-being in adulthood: Tests of moderation and incremental prediction

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 397-407

  Hill, Patrick L ^a   Allemand, Mathias ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adulthood; Forgivingness; Gratitude; Moral personality; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052658906     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2011.602099     Document Type: Article

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