The Relationships Between Life Satisfaction, Happiness, and Current Mood

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-45

  Gamble, Amelie ^a   Gärling, Tommy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Current mood; Happiness; Life satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858290398     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-011-9248-8     Document Type: Article

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