The Eudaimonic and Hedonic Components of Happiness: Qualitative and Quantitative Findings

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 185-207

  Delle Fave, Antonella ^a   Brdar, Ingrid ^b   Freire, Teresa ^c   Vella Brodrick, Dianne ^d   Wissing, Marié P ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Happiness; Life domains; Meaning; Mixed method approach; Satisfaction with life

Indexed keywords

HEDONIC ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY;

AUSTRALIA; CROATIA; GERMANY; ITALY; PORTUGAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SPAIN;

EID: 78649903676     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-010-9632-5     Document Type: Article

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