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Positivity and the Construction of Life Satisfaction Judgments: Global Happiness is not the Sum of its Parts

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  • Ed Diener
  • Christie Napa-Scollon
  • Shigehiro Oishi
  • Vivian Dzokoto
  • Eunkook Suh

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  • Ed Diener & Christie Napa-Scollon & Shigehiro Oishi & Vivian Dzokoto & Eunkook Suh, 2000. "Positivity and the Construction of Life Satisfaction Judgments: Global Happiness is not the Sum of its Parts," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 1(2), pages 159-176, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jhappi:v:1:y:2000:i:2:p:159-176
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1010031813405
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    1. Ed Diener & Eunkook Suh & Heidi Smith & Liang Shao, 1995. "National differences in reported subjective well-being: Why do they occur?," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 34(1), pages 7-32, January.
    2. Galina Balatsky & Ed Diener, 1993. "Subjective well-being among Russian students," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 28(3), pages 225-243, March.
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