Some Like It Mild and Not Too Wet: The Influence of Weather on Subjective Well-Being

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 457-473

  Connolly, Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Happiness; Life satisfaction; Precipitation; Subjective well being; Temperature; Weather

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876824912     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-012-9338-2     Document Type: Article

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