Happiness revisited: Ontological well-being as a theory-based construct of subjective well-being

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 505-522

  Şimşek, Ömer Faruk ^a  

^a IZMIR UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Affect; Emotional well being; Eudaimonia; Happiness; Life satisfaction; Subjective well being; Time perspective

Indexed keywords

EID: 72749084847     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-008-9105-6     Document Type: Review

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