Subjective well-being

Social Indicators Research Series

Volumn 37, Issue , 2009, Pages 11-58

  Diener, Ed ^a  

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

Author keywords

Doctoral Dissertation; Life Satisfaction; Negative Affect; Positive Affect; Social Contact

Indexed keywords

EID: 85200481325     PISSN: 13876570     EISSN: 22150099     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-2350-6_2     Document Type: Chapter

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