A 32-Year Longitudinal Study of Child and Adolescent Pathways to Well-Being in Adulthood

The purpose of the study was to investigate the relative importance of child and adolescent social and academic pathways to well-being in adulthood (32-years) indicated by a sense of meaning, social engagement, positive coping and prosocial values. Data were drawn from a 15 wave (32-year) longitudin...

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Published in:Journal of happiness studies 2013-06, Vol.14 (3), p.1069-1083
Main Authors: Olsson, Craig A., McGee, Rob, Nada-Raja, Shyamala, Williams, Sheila M.
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Academic Achievement
Academic Aptitude
Adolescents
Adults
Child development
Children
Coping
Economics
Happiness
Health
Hypotheses
Hypothesis testing
Language acquisition
Longitudinal studies
Mental health
New Zealand
Ontology
Personality and Social Psychology
Philosophy
Positive Psychology
Psychology
Psychopathology
Quality of Life Research
Research Paper
Social Sciences
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Values
Well Being
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Adolescents
Adults
Child development
Children
Coping
Economics
Happiness
Health
Hypotheses
Hypothesis testing
Language acquisition
Longitudinal studies
Mental health
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Positive Psychology
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Psychopathology
Quality of Life Research
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Social Sciences
Social skills
Values
Well Being
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