Unpacking the hedonic paradox: A dynamic analysis of the relationships between financial capital, social capital and life satisfaction

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-43

  Gleibs, Ilka H ^a   Morton, Thomas A ^b   Rabinovich, Anna ^b   Haslam, S Alexander ^b   Helliwell, John F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875031630     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: 20448309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8309.2011.02035.x     Document Type: Article

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