Life satisfaction in three countries

Psychological Reports

Volumn 94, Issue 3 I, 2004, Pages 795-806

  McConatha, Jasmin Tahmaseb ^a   Rieser Danner, Loretta ^a   Harmer, Kalyn ^a   Hayta, Vildan ^a   Polat, Tulay S ^b  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TURKEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3142709970     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.94.3.795-806     Document Type: Article

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