Greater Happiness for a Greater Number: Is That Possible? If So, How?

Designing Positive Psychology: Taking Stock and Moving Forward

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Veenhoven, Ruut ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Greater happiness; Happiness; Optimal functioning; Positive psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921258616     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195373585.003.0026     Document Type: Chapter

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