The Good Life, Broadly and Narrowly Considered

Positive Psychology in Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 35-52

  King, Laura A ^a   Eells, Jennifer Emilia ^a   Burton, Chad M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Eudaimonia; Folk concepts; Good life; Happiness; Optimal functioning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954199880     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470939338.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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