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Subjective well-beingPsychologyAffect (linguistics)Life satisfactionMoodCognitionBig Five personality traitsWell-beingSocial psychologyCognitive psychologyPersonalityDevelopmental psychologyHappiness
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- 31
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- 2
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- 103-157
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Ed Diener
(1994).
Assessing subjective well-being: Progress and opportunities.
Social Indicators Research
, 31
(2)
, 103-157.
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01207052
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- 10.1007/bf01207052