Preliminary development of the positive experiences at school scale for elementary school children

Child Indicators Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 753-775

  Furlong, Michael J ^a   You, Sukkyung ^b   Renshaw, Tyler L ^c   O'Malley, Meagan D ^d   Rebelez, Jennica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Hankuk University of Foreign Studies   (South Korea)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WestEd   (United States)

Author keywords

Covitality; Gratitude; Optimism; Persistence; Positive psychology; School psychology; Well being; Zest

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888096286     PISSN: 1874897X     EISSN: 18748988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12187-013-9193-7     Document Type: Article

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