Greater strengths of character and recovery from illness

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-26

  Peterson, Christopher ^a   Park, Nansook ^b   Seligman, Martin E P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 85009600486     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760500372739     Document Type: Article

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