Investigation of the Contribution of Spirituality and Religiousness to Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being in Iranian Young Adults

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 915-930

  Joshanloo, Mohsen ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Eudaimonic well being; Hedonic well being; Iran; Religiousness; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 80255134502     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-010-9236-4     Document Type: Article

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