Is happiness having what you want, wanting what you have, or both?: Research article

Psychological Science

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 371-377

  Larsen, Jeff T ^a   McKibban, Amie R ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 41849125313     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02095.x     Document Type: Article

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