Height and subjective well-being in Italy

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 289-298

  Carrieri, Vincenzo ^a   De Paola, Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Height; Social comparison; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY HEIGHT; DISABILITY; DIVORCE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; LIFE SATISFACTION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRESS; UNEMPLOYMENT; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BODY HEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84859218789     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: 18736130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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