Quality of Life and Leisure Activities: How do Leisure Activities Contribute to Subjective Well-Being?

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 81-91

  Brajša Žganec, Andreja ^a   Merkaš, Marina ^a   Šverko, Iva ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES IVO PILAR   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Age; Gender; Leisure activities; Quality of life; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; GENDER; LIVING STANDARD; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY;

CROATIA;

EID: 79953253598     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-010-9724-2     Document Type: Article

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