Life satisfaction and the pursuit of happiness on twitter

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2016, Pages

  Yang, Chao ^a   Srinivasan, Padmini ^a  

^a University of Iowa   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DEATH; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; INTUITION; LIFE SATISFACTION; SADNESS; SCIENTIST; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIOLOGY; WELLBEING; SATISFACTION; VALIDATION STUDY;

HAPPINESS; HUMANS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 84992676559     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150881     Document Type: Article

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