The Relationship Between Social Leisure and Life Satisfaction: Causality and Policy Implications

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 453-490

  Becchetti, Leonardo ^a   Ricca, Elena Giachin ^b   Pelloni, Alessandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Life satisfaction; Retirement; Social leisure

Indexed keywords

QUALITY OF LIFE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RETIREMENT;

EID: 84864393159     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-011-9887-5     Document Type: Article

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