Endowment and contrast: The role of positive and negative emotions on well-being appraisal

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 905-915

  Cheng, Sheung Tak ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Affect; Contrast; Endowment; Happiness; Life satisfaction; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344574335     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2003.10.013     Document Type: Article

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