Most people are happy

Psychological Science

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 181-185

  Diener, Ed ^a   Diener, Carol ^a  

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

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EID: 0141695454     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.1996.tb00354.x     Document Type: Article

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