Socio-demographic Components of Eudaimonic Well-Being: A Survey in an Italian Province

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 451-470

  Blasi, Emanuele ^a   Nucera, Maria ^a   Cicatiello, Clara ^a   Franco, Silvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eudaimonic well being; Multivariate analysis; Quality of life; Well being measures

Indexed keywords

HEDONIC ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

ITALY;

EID: 84879692538     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-012-0104-y     Document Type: Article

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