Using Big Data to study subjective well-being

Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue , 2017, Pages 28-33

  Luhmann, Maike ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; REVIEW; SUBJECTIVE WELL BEING; WELLBEING;

EID: 85025152479     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23521546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2017.07.006     Document Type: Review

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