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Reliability and Validity of a Brief Life Satisfaction Scale with a High School Sample

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  • E. Huebner
  • Robert Valois

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  • Benjamin Funk & E. Huebner & Robert Valois, 2006. "Reliability and Validity of a Brief Life Satisfaction Scale with a High School Sample," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 7(1), pages 41-54, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jhappi:v:7:y:2006:i:1:p:41-54
    DOI: 10.1007/s10902-005-0869-7
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    1. Julie Seligson & E. Huebner & Robert Valois, 2003. "Preliminary Validation of the Brief Multidimensional Students' Life Satisfaction Scale (BMSLSS)," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 61(2), pages 121-145, February.
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