Identity and Purpose as Predictors of Subjective Well-Being in Emerging Adulthood

Emerging Adulthood

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 46-54

  Sumner, Rachel ^a   Burrow, Anthony L ^a   Hill, Patrick L ^b  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

emerging adulthood; identity; purpose in life; subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920973118     PISSN: 21676968     EISSN: 21676984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2167696814532796     Document Type: Article

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