Who self-initiates gratitude interventions in daily life? An examination of intentions, curiosity, depressive symptoms, and life satisfaction

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 805-810

  Kaczmarek, Lukasz D ^a   Kashdan, Todd B ^b   Kleiman, Evan M ^b   Baczkowski, Blazej ^a   Enko, Jolanta ^a   Siebers, Adrianna ^a   Szäefer, Agata ^a   Król, Marek ^a   Baran, Barbara ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Curiosity; Gratitude; Positive psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881614836     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2013.06.013     Document Type: Article

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