The dynamic process of life satisfaction

Journal of Personality

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1421-1450

  Heller, Daniel ^a   Watson, David ^b   Ilies, Remus ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PERSONALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SATISFACTION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 33748270443     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2006.00415.x     Document Type: Article

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