Weekends and Subjective Well-Being

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 389-407

  Helliwell, John F ^a   Wang, Shun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Korea Development Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cantril Ladder; Day of week effects; Emotions; Happiness; Holidays; Life evaluations; Subjective well being; Weekend effects

Indexed keywords

FAMILY STRUCTURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL STATUS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84897591806     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-013-0306-y     Document Type: Article

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