Subjective Well-Being of Beijing Taxi Drivers

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 721-733

  Nielsen, Ingrid ^a   Paritski, Olga ^a   Smyth, Russell ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Personal Wellbeing Index; Subjective Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149496667     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-009-9170-5     Document Type: Article

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