Money, Well-Being, and Loss Aversion: Does an Income Loss Have a Greater Effect on Well-Being Than an Equivalent Income Gain?

Psychological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2557-2562

  Boyce, Christopher J ^a,b   Wood, Alex M ^a   Banks, James ^b   Clark, Andrew E ^c,d   Brown, Gordon D A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c PARIS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

happiness; income; loss aversion; money; subjective well being

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SATISFACTION; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERMANY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889262869     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797613496436     Document Type: Article

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