Happiness and Leisure Across Countries: Evidence from International Survey Data

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 85-118

  Wang, Miao ^a   Wong, M C Sunny ^b  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Happiness; Leisure; Multilevel model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893825927     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-013-9417-z     Document Type: Article

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