Sustainable Well-Being: A Potential Synergy Between Sustainability and Well-Being Research

Review of General Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 255-266

  Kjell, Oscar N E ^a  

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Author keywords

Balance; Happiness; Interdependency; Sustainability; Sustainable well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052200239     PISSN: 10892680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024603     Document Type: Article

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