The Role of Hope, Spirituality and Religious Practice in Adolescents' Life Satisfaction: Longitudinal Findings

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 251-261

  Marques, Susana C ^a   Lopez, Shane J ^b   Mitchell, Joanna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Gallup Inc   (United States)

^c SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hope; Life satisfaction; Portuguese adolescents; Religious practice; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874737931     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-012-9329-3     Document Type: Article

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