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Beyond Life Satisfaction: Lay Conceptions of Well-Being among Middle-Aged and Elderly Adults

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  • Gerben Westerhof
  • Freya Dittmann-Kohli
  • Toine Thissen

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  • Gerben Westerhof & Freya Dittmann-Kohli & Toine Thissen, 2001. "Beyond Life Satisfaction: Lay Conceptions of Well-Being among Middle-Aged and Elderly Adults," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 56(2), pages 179-203, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:soinre:v:56:y:2001:i:2:p:179-203
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1012455124295
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    1. Ed Diener, 1994. "Assessing subjective well-being: Progress and opportunities," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 31(2), pages 103-157, February.
    2. Lawrence Hazelrigg & Melissa Hardy, 2000. "Scaling the Semantics of Satisfaction," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 49(2), pages 147-180, February.
    3. María Sastre, 1999. "Lay Conceptions of Well-Being and Rules Used in Well-Being Judgments Among Young, Middle-Aged, and Elderly Adults," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 47(2), pages 203-231, June.
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