Money Buys Happiness When Spending Fits Our Personality

Psychological Science

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 715-725

  Matz, Sandra C ^a   Gladstone, Joe J ^b   Stillwell, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Big Five personality; consumption; happiness; psychological fit; self congruity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ECONOMICS; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; INCOME; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ECONOMICS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; INCOME; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84966707942     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797616635200     Document Type: Article

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