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How eudaimonic and hedonic motives relate to the well-being of close others

Veronika Huta School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, 136 Jean-Jacques Lussier Street, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Luc G. Pelletier School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, 136 Jean-Jacques Lussier Street, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada
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Daniel Baxter School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, 136 Jean-Jacques Lussier Street, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada
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Andrew Thompson School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, 136 Jean-Jacques Lussier Street, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada
Pages 399-404 | Received 03 Apr 2012, Accepted 19 Jun 2012, Published online: 16 Jul 2012

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