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Estimating the Reliability of Single-Item Life Satisfaction Measures: Results from Four National Panel Studies

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  • M. Brent Donnellan

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  • Richard Lucas & M. Brent Donnellan, 2012. "Estimating the Reliability of Single-Item Life Satisfaction Measures: Results from Four National Panel Studies," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 105(3), pages 323-331, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:soinre:v:105:y:2012:i:3:p:323-331
    DOI: 10.1007/s11205-011-9783-z
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    2. Ulrich Schimmack & Richard Lucas, 2010. "Environmental Influences on Well-Being: A Dyadic Latent Panel Analysis of Spousal Similarity," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 98(1), pages 1-21, August.
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