Money Buys Financial Security and Psychological Need Satisfaction: Testing Need Theory in Affluence

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-29

  Howell, Ryan T ^a   Kurai, Mark ^b   Tam, Leona ^c  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic standing; Financial security; Life satisfaction; Need theory; Psychological needs

Indexed keywords

FINANCE; INCOME; PHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL THEORY; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

EID: 84872501439     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-010-9774-5     Document Type: Article

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