International well-being index: The Austrian version

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 243-256

  Renn, Daniela ^a   Pfaffenberger, Nicole ^a   Platter, Marion ^a   Mitmansgruber, Horst ^a   Cummins, Robert A ^b   Höfer, Stefan ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Austria; International Well being Index; IWI; Psychological Well being; Quality of life; Satisfaction with life; Social indicators research; Subjective Well being

Indexed keywords

FACTOR ANALYSIS; INDEX METHOD; PSYCHOLOGY; RESEARCH WORK; SOCIAL INDICATOR; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 55649099183     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-008-9255-2     Document Type: Article

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