A 32-Year Longitudinal Study of Child and Adolescent Pathways to Well-Being in Adulthood

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1069-1083

  Olsson, Craig A ^a,b,d   McGee, Rob ^c   Nada Raja, Shyamala ^c   Williams, Sheila M ^c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Adolescence; Adulthood; Childhood; Language development; Social connectedness; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879216604     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-012-9369-8     Document Type: Article

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