What makes Koreans happy?: Exploration on the structure of happy life among Korean adults

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 265-286

  Kim, Myoung So ^a   Kim, Hye Won ^a   Cha, Kyeong Ho ^a   Lim, Jeeyoung ^a  

^a Hoseo University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Happiness; Happy life inventory

Indexed keywords

FACTOR ANALYSIS; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

EID: 34247572989     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-006-9033-y     Document Type: Article

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