How Do People Pursue Happiness?: Relating Personality, Happiness-Increasing Strategies, and Well-Being
Journal of Happiness StudiesPublished 1 June 2006
Chris Tkach, Sonja Lyubomirsky
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affiliation, Big Five, factor analysis, goals, happiness, leisure, mediation, mental control, personality, subjective well-being,
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