Subjective well-being and national satisfaction: Findings from a worldwide survey

Psychological Science

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 166-171

  Morrison, Mike ^a   Tay, Louis ^a   Diener, Ed ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Gallup Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

culture; national satisfaction; residential mobility; socioeconomic wealth; subjective well being

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HAPPINESS; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; JOB SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HAPPINESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; JOB SATISFACTION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 79952046641     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797610396224     Document Type: Article

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