Can we increase psychological well-being? The effects of interventions on psychological well-being: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2016, Pages

  Weiss, Laura A ^a   Westerhof, Gerben J ^a   Bohlmeijer, Ernst T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFECT SIZE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCINFO; PUBLISHING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEB OF SCIENCE; ADULT; AGED; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLICATION BIAS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84976889508     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158092     Document Type: Article

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