The evolving concept of subjective well-being: The multifaceted nature of happiness

Social Indicators Research Series

Volumn 39, Issue , 2009, Pages 67-100

  Diener, Ed ^a   Scollon, Christie Napa ^b   Lucas, Richard E ^b  

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

^b NONE

Author keywords

Life Satisfaction; Negative Affect; Negative Emotion; Positive Affect; Positive Emotion

Indexed keywords

EID: 85200515399     PISSN: 13876570     EISSN: 22150099     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-2354-4_4     Document Type: Chapter

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