Linking Goal Progress and Subjective Well-Being: A Meta-analysis

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 37-65

  Klug, Hannah J P ^a   Maier, Günter W ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Goal progress; Meta analysis; Personal goals; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891637643     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: 15737780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-013-9493-0     Document Type: Article

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