Environmental influences on well-being: A dyadic latent panel analysis of spousal similarity

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-21

  Schimmack, Ulrich ^a   Lucas, Richard E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Couples; Dyadic; Environment; Heritability; Longitudinal; Satisfaction; Spouses; Well being

Indexed keywords

MARRIAGE; PANEL DATA; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

GERMANY;

EID: 77955268379     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-009-9516-8     Document Type: Article

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