High income improves evaluation of life but not emotional well-being
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Summary
It is concluded that high income buys life satisfaction but not happiness, and that low income is associated both with low life evaluation and low emotional well-being.
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- article
- Published
- 2010-09-07
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- 2,981
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- 27
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- Open access
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Keywords
Happiness, Loneliness, Sadness, Psychology, Anger
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