Core Self-Evaluations, Perceived Stress and Life Satisfaction in Spanish Young and Middle-Aged Adults: An Examination of Mediation and Moderation Effects

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 515-524

  Rey, Lourdes ^a   Extremera, Natalio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Core self evaluations; Life satisfaction; Mediation and moderation effects; Perceived stress; Young and middle aged adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943588593     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: 15730921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-014-0601-2     Document Type: Article

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