Purpose in life in emerging adulthood: Development and validation of a new brief measure

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 237-245

  Hill, Patrick L ^a   Edmonds, Grant W ^b   Peterson, Missy ^b   Luyckx, Koen ^c   Andrews, Judy A ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Big Five; development; emerging adulthood; personality traits; purpose in life

Indexed keywords

EID: 84960272449     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2015.1048817     Document Type: Article

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