Positive psychology: Past, present, and (possible) future

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-16

  Linley, Alex P ^a   Joseph, Stephen ^b   Harrington, Susan ^a   Wood, Alex M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Applications; Future; Positive psychology definition; Practice; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009570248     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760500372796     Document Type: Article

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