Searching for Happiness: The Importance of Social Capital

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 443-462

  Leung, Ambrose ^a   Kier, Cheryl ^b   Fung, Tak ^c   Fung, Linda ^d   Sproule, Robert ^e  

^a MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d Statcomp Consulting Services Ltd   (Canada)

^e BISHOP'S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Happiness; Information channel; Obligations; Social capital; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955070488     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-010-9208-8     Document Type: Article

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