Subjective well-being and culture across time and space

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 633-647

  Rice, Tom W ^a   Steele, Brent J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Europe; Happiness; Subjective well being; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 8644277077     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022104270107     Document Type: Review

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