Dimensions and aspects of longing: Age and gender differences in Swedish 9-, 12-, and 15-year-old children

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 381-397

  Holm, Olle ^a  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Depression; Desire; Emotion blends; Happiness; Longing; Sadness; Yearning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; EGO DEVELOPMENT; EMOTION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 9444266571     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980109603706     Document Type: Article

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