Links Between Parents' and Children's Levels of Gratitude, Life Satisfaction, and Hope

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1343-1361

  Hoy, Brenna D ^a   Suldo, Shannon M ^a   Mendez, Linda Raffaele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Family links; Gratitude; Hope; Life satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883458080     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-012-9386-7     Document Type: Article

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