Subjective well-being as an indicator for clinical depression

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 517-527

  Gargiulo, R Adriana ^a   Stokes, Mark A ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical depression; Depression; Subjective well being; Theory of subjective well being homeostasis

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; HOMEOSTASIS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH; SOCIAL STATUS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 67349233670     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-008-9301-0     Document Type: Article

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