Life is pretty meaningful and/or purposeful?: On conflations, contexts, and consequences

American Psychologist

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 574-575

  Hill, Patrick L ^a   Burrow, Anthony L ^b   Sumner, Rachel ^b   Young, Robin K ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LIFE; MOTIVATION; SATISFACTION;

HUMANS; LIFE; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION;

EID: 84941028104     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0039063     Document Type: Article

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