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  1. University of South Carolina, USA

    E. Scott Huebner, Shannon M. Suldo & Robert F. Valois

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Huebner, E.S., Suldo, S.M., Valois, R.F. (2005). Children’s Life Satisfaction. In: Moore, K.A., Lippman, L.H. (eds) What Do Children Need to Flourish?. The Search Institute Series on Developmentally Attentive Community and Society, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23823-9_4

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