Perceived Quality of Life Research on Children and Youth: Implications for a System of National Indicators

Children's Well-Being: Indicators and Research

Volumn 6, Issue , 2012, Pages 121-141

  Huebner, E Scott ^a   Antaramian, Susan P ^a   Heffner, Ashley Lewis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Daily Spiritual Experience; Father Involvement; High School Student; Middle School Student; Positive Youth Development

Indexed keywords

EID: 85019178380     PISSN: 18795196     EISSN: 1879520X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4092-1_5     Document Type: Chapter

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