Assessment and promotion of life satisfaction in youth

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

Volumn 9789400763982, Issue , 2013, Pages 23-42

  Huebner, E Scott ^a   Hills, Kimberly J ^a   Jiang, Xu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6398-2_3     Document Type: Chapter

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