Positive psychology and poverty

Positive Psychology as Social Change

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 125-140

  Biswas Diener, Robert ^a,b   Patterson, Lindsey ^b  

^a Centre for Applied Positive Psychology   (United Kingdom)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84892273775     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9938-9_8     Document Type: Chapter

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