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I am so Happy ’Cause Today I Found My Friend: Friendship and Personality as Predictors of Happiness

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  • Melıkşah Demır
  • Lesley Weitekamp

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  • Melıkşah Demır & Lesley Weitekamp, 2007. "I am so Happy ’Cause Today I Found My Friend: Friendship and Personality as Predictors of Happiness," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 8(2), pages 181-211, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jhappi:v:8:y:2007:i:2:p:181-211
    DOI: 10.1007/s10902-006-9012-7
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