Self- and peer-rated character strengths: How do they relate to satisfaction with life and orientations to happiness?

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 116-127

  Buschor, Claudia ^a   Proyer, René T ^a   Ruch, Willibald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

character strengths; life satisfaction; self and peer ratings; VIA; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876136416     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2012.758305     Document Type: Article

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