Hedonic Inertia and Underground Happiness

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1237-1259

  D'Acci, Luca ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Happiness equation; Hedonic profile; Momentary happiness; Subjective well being; Underground Hedonic Theory

Indexed keywords

EQUATION; HEDONIC ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; THEORY;

EID: 84881030761     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-012-0137-2     Document Type: Article

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