Getting off the hedonic treadmill, one step at a time: The impact of regular religious practice and exercise on well-being

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 632-642

  Mochon, Daniel ^a   Norton, Michael I ^b   Ariely, Dan ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Religion; Welfare; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 53849139750     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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