Effect of Changes in Living Conditions on Well-Being: A Prospective Top-Down Bottom-Up Model

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 115-135

  Nakazato, Naoki ^a   Schimmack, Ulrich ^b   Oishi, Shigehiro ^c  

^a KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation theory; Housing satisfaction; Life satisfaction; Moving; Prospective study; Well being

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; TOP-DOWN APPROACH;

EID: 78649829878     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-010-9607-6     Document Type: Article

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