Positive mental health: Measurement, prevalence, and correlates in a Chinese cultural context

Mental Well-Being: International Contributions to the Study of Positive Mental Health

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 111-132

  Yin, Ke Li ^a   He, Jia Mei ^b   Fu, Yan Fen ^c  

^a YUNNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LIAONING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c DALI UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84932090666     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5195-8_6     Document Type: Chapter

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