The Role of Positive and Negative Emotions in Life Satisfaction Judgment Across Nations

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 66-75

  Kuppens, Peter ^a   Realo, Anu ^b   Diener, Ed ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

national culture; negative emotions; positive emotions; satisfaction with life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUATION; JUDGMENT; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 47249156212     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.95.1.66     Document Type: Article

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