Review of the Satisfaction With Life Scale

Social Indicators Research Series

Volumn 39, Issue , 2009, Pages 101-117

  Pavot, William ^b   Diener, Ed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Global Life Satisfaction; Life Satisfaction; Life Scale; Satisfaction With Life Scale; Social Desirability

Indexed keywords

EID: 85186472577     PISSN: 13876570     EISSN: 22150099     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-2354-4_5     Document Type: Chapter

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