Psychometric Evaluation of the Serbian Version of the Multidimensional Students' Life Satisfaction Scale

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 55-69

  Jovanovic, Veljko ^a   Zuljevic, Dragan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Life satisfaction; Multidimensional Students' Life Satisfaction Scale; Psychometric properties; Serbia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; STUDENT;

SERBIA;

EID: 84872495633     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-011-9916-4     Document Type: Article

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