The Construct and Measurement of Peace of Mind

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 571-590

  Lee, Yi Chen ^a,b   Lin, Yi Cheng ^a   Huang, Chin Lan ^c   Fredrickson, Barbara L ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese culture; Low arousal positive affect; Peace of mind; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876831927     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-012-9343-5     Document Type: Article

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