Taking Stock of Happiness and Meaning in Everyday Life: An Experience Sampling Approach

Social Psychological and Personality Science

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 641-651

  Choi, Jongan ^a   Catapano, Rhia ^b   Choi, Incheol ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

daily activity; experience sampling; happiness; meaning; mind wandering; social relationship; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 85030679854     PISSN: 19485506     EISSN: 19485514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1948550616678455     Document Type: Article

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