Gratitude From Early Adulthood to Old Age

Journal of Personality

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 21-35

  Allemand, Mathias ^a   Hill, Patrick L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCEPTION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84954200596     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12134     Document Type: Article

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