A will and a proper way leading to happiness: Self-Directedness Mediates the Effect of Persistence on Positive Affectivity

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1034-1038

  Garcia, Danilo ^a,b   Kerekes, Nóra ^a,b,c   Archer, Trevor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c RD Unit   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Happiness; Life Satisfaction; Mediation analysis; Negative Affect; Persistence; Positive Affect; Self Directedness; Subjective Well Being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866342080     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2012.07.025     Document Type: Article

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