The social context of well-being

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 359, Issue 1449, 2004, Pages 1435-1446

  Helliwell, John F ^a   Putnam, Robert D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Happiness; Life satisfaction; Social capital; Subjective well being; Suicide; Trust

Indexed keywords

QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

EID: 4644307820     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2004.1522     Document Type: Conference Paper

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