Materialistic values and well-being in business students

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 137-146

  Kasser, Tim ^a   Ahuvia, Aaron ^b  

^a KNOX COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

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EID: 0036111009     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.85     Document Type: Review

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