Psychometric Properties of the Flourishing Scale in a New Zealand Sample

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1031-1045

  Hone, Lucy ^a   Jarden, Aaron ^a   Schofield, Grant ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Five Ways to Wellbeing; Flourishing; Flourishing Scale; Positive psychology; Subjective well being; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886866686     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: 15730921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-013-0501-x     Document Type: Article

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