Cross-cultural variations in predictors of life satisfaction: Perspectives from needs and values

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 980-990

  Oishi, Shigehiro ^b   Diener, Edward F ^b   Lucas, Richard E ^b   Suh, Eunkook M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033177759     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01461672992511006     Document Type: Review

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