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International Journal of Psychology & Behavior Analysis Volume 7 (2021), Article ID 7:IJPBA-176, 6 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-3867/2021/176
Original Article
French Validation of the Life Engagement Test Scale

Fabienne Lemétayer*, Manon Florquin, Laura Lepage, Laura Saez and Jean-Baptiste Lanfranchi

Université de Lorraine, APEMaC, F - 57000 Metz, France
Prof. Fabienne Lemétayer, Université de Lorraine, APEMaC, F - 57000 Metz, France, Telephone: +33 3 72 74 83 07; E-mail: fabienne.lemetayer@univ-lorraine.fr
06 April 2021; 22 April 2021; 24 April 2021
Lemétayer F, Florquin M, Lepage L, Saez L, Lanfranchi JB, et al. (2021) French Validation of the Life Engagement Test Scale. Int J Psychol Behav Anal 7: 176. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-3867/2021/176

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