Subjective well-being: Three decades of progress

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 276-302

  Diener, Ed ^a   Suh, Eunkook M ^a   Lucas, Richard E ^a   Smith, Heidi L ^a  

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

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EID: 0033447938     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.125.2.276     Document Type: Review

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