Crossnational differences in happiness: Economic and cultural factors explored

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 3-26

  Schyns, Peggy ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HAPPINESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATORS;

EID: 0031803711     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1006814424293     Document Type: Article

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