Measuring subjective well-being: A comparison of China and the USA

Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 221-225

  Zhang, Jin ^a   Yang, Yu ^b   Wang, Hui ^c  

^a Tsinghua University   (China)

^b The Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management   (United States)

^c Peking University   (China)

Author keywords

Culture; Satisfaction; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949090039     PISSN: 13672223     EISSN: 1467839X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-839X.2009.01287.x     Document Type: Article

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