Flourishing among children and adolescents: Structure and correlates of positive mental health, and interventions for its enhancement

Research, Applications, and Interventions for Children and Adolescents : A Positive Psychology Perspective

Volumn 9789400763982, Issue , 2013, Pages 59-79

  Howell, Andrew J ^a   Keyes, Corey L M ^b   Passmore, Holli Anne ^a  

^a MACEWAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6398-2_5     Document Type: Chapter

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