Validation of an Italian version of the Oxford Happiness Inventory in Adolescence

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 175-185

  Meleddu, Mauro ^a   Guicciardi, Marco ^a   Scalas, L Francesca ^a   Fadda, Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; TRANSLATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859698947     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2011.645931     Document Type: Article

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