Objective and subjective indicators of happiness in brazil: The mediating role of social class

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 267-272

  Islam, Gazi ^a   Wills Herrera, Eduardo ^b   Hamilton, Marilyn ^c  

^a Department of Administration ^*  (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^c ROYAL ROADS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Happiness; Income; Latin America; Social class; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649878210     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.149.2.267-272     Document Type: Article

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