Positive psychology and adolescents: Where are we now? Where to from here?

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 270-278

  Norrish, Jacolyn M ^a   Vella Brodrick, Dianne A ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Educational psychology; Emotion and motivation; Flourishing; Strengths; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 81455143385     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: 17429544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00050060902914103     Document Type: Article

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