Can we compare life satisfaction between nationalities? Evaluating actual and imagined situations

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 397-408

  Bolle, Friedel ^a   Kemp, Simon ^b  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY VIADRINA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Imagined satisfaction; Life satisfaction; National differences; Scenario

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; QUALITY OF LIFE; STUDENT;

EID: 56749131502     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-008-9265-0     Document Type: Article

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