Does a taller husband make his wife happier?

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 91, Issue , 2016, Pages 14-21

  Sohn, Kitae ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Evolution; Happiness; Height; Indonesia; Marriage

Indexed keywords

HAPPINESS; HEIGHT; HUMAN; INDONESIAN; MEDIATOR; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84948174630     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2015.11.039     Document Type: Article

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