What's the use of happiness? It can't buy you money

Journal of Consumer Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 139-141

  Vohs, Kathleen D ^a   Baumeister, Roy F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79953679532     PISSN: 10577408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcps.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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