Happiness of Mexican Americans

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 275-294

  Weaver, Charles N ^a  

^a ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Happiness; Job satisfaction; Marital satisfaction; Mexican American; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041917410     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986303256905     Document Type: Review

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