Relationships between valued action and well-being across the transition from high school to early adulthood

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 127-140

  Williams, Kathryn E ^a   Ciarrochi, Joseph ^b,c   Heaven, Patrick C L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ACT; adolescence; broaden and build; self determination; values; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84914690989     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2014.920404     Document Type: Article

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