The Good Life of the Powerful: The Experience of Power and Authenticity Enhances Subjective Well-Being

Psychological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 280-288

  Kifer, Yona ^a   Heller, Daniel ^a   Perunovic, Wei Qi Elaine ^b   Galinsky, Adam D ^c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

Author keywords

individual differences; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875012659     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797612450891     Document Type: Article

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