Interdependent Happiness: Theoretical Importance and Measurement Validity

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 211-239

  Hitokoto, Hidehumi ^a   Uchida, Yukiko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cultural self; Interdependent happiness; Relationship; Subjective well being; Within culture variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892944512     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: 15737780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-014-9505-8     Document Type: Article

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