French Adaptation of the Orientation to Happiness Scale and Its Relationship to Quality of Life in French Students

Happiness is the current hot topic whether in television, press or research. For some, it is immeasurable; for others it is quantifiable and thus has numerous measurement tools. After having defined happiness, the aim of the four studies presented below is to propose a valid French adaptation of the...

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Factor Structure
Happiness
Human Geography
Humanities and Social Sciences
Life
Life Satisfaction
Microeconomics
Positive Attitudes
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Psychometrics
Public Health
Quality of life
Quality of Life Research
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