Are People Who Participate in Cultural Activities More Satisfied with Life?

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 135-146

  Brown, Jennifer L ^a   MacDonald, Ronald ^a   Mitchell, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural activities; Heritage recreation; Leisure; Life satisfaction; Quality of life; Subjective wellbeing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939878984     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-014-0678-7     Document Type: Article

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