Materialism and affective well-being: The role of social support

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 463-470

  Christopher, Andrew N ^a   Kuo, S Victoria ^a   Abraham, Kristen M ^a   Noel, Leonard W ^a   Linz, Heather E ^a  

^a ALBION COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Happiness; Materialism; Social support; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 3442895274     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2003.09.015     Document Type: Article

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