Personality, Effective Goal-Striving, and Enhanced Well-Being: Comparing 10 Candidate Personality Strengths

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 575-585

  Sheldon, Kennon M ^a   Jose, Paul E ^b   Kashdan, Todd B ^c   Jarden, Aaron ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

personality strengths; positive psychology; sustainable happiness; well being

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; SATISFACTION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GOALS; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924859714     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167215573211     Document Type: Article

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