A Model of Subjective Well-Being for Adolescents in High School

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 275-289

  Eryılmaz, Ali ^a  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Satisfaction of needs; Strategies; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859106337     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-011-9263-9     Document Type: Article

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