What would it be like for me and for you? Judged impact of chronic health conditions on happiness

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-22

  Walsh, Emma ^a   Ayton, Peter ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Affective forecasting; Endowment effect; Focusing illusion; Impact bias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPILEPSY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH CARE; HEMOPHILIA; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH STATUS; HEMOPHILIA A; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 59549092062     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: 1552681X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X08326147     Document Type: Article

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