Ruut Veenhoven: For a better quality of life
In: Mattieu Deflem (ed.) 'Sociologists in a global age: Biographical perspectives', Chapter 11, 175-186, Ahsgate, ISBN 978-0-7546-7307-7

Is there an innate need for children?
European Journal of Social Psychology, vol. 1, pp 495-501.

Does happiness bind?
In: R. Veenhoven (ed.), 'How harmful is happiness?'. University Press Rotterdam, pp 44-60.

The well-being of only children
Adolescence, vol. 24, pp 155-165.
With M. Verkuyten

The Growing Impact of Marriage
Social Indicators Research, vol. 12, pp 49-63.

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School education and happiness: Schooling as such does not seem to add to happiness
Optentia Newsletter 14 (2) p. 26

Education and happines: lower at the micro level of individuals than at the macro level of nations
In: Magalhães, L., Ferreira Lopes, M.J., Nobre, B., Onofre Pinto, J.C. (eds) Humanistic  Perspectives in Happiness Research. Happiness Studies Book Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38600-8_10
With: Angela Leite (first author) Anna Costa and Paulo Diaz

Schooling does not add to your personal happiness, but adds to average happiness of all
Accepted for publication in Hilke BrockMann & Roger Fernandez-Urbano.  (Eds) Encyclopedia of Quality of Life, to be Published by Edgar in 2024
with Angela Leite (first author), Anna Costa and Paolo Dia

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The World Database of Happiness: A findings-archive
Chapter prepared for the Encyclopedia of happiness, Quality of life and Wellbeing. Edited by Hilke Brockmann and Roger Fernandez-Urbano. To be published by Edgar Elgar in 2023

Editorial: Special issue on subjective well-being and mental health in the early days of COVID-19
Applied Research in Quality of Life. Published online Januari 2023
With Martijn Burger (first author)

Does urban green add to happiness? A research synthesis using an online finding archive
In: Pia Heike Johansen, Anne Tietjen, Evald Bundgård Iversen, Henrik Lauridsen, Lolle and Jens Kaae Fisker (Eds) Rural life, Manchester University Press, ISBN 978 1 5261 6163 5, Chapter 23 pp. 445-458
With Nivré Claire Wagner and Jan Ott (update of 2021g)

Effects of policy interventions on the happiness of targeted people: A research synthesis using an online findings-archive
Paper presented at the 30th NISPAcee annual conference, Bucharest, Romania June 2-4 2022
With Serkan Akili (first author) and Bekir Celik

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Does spending make us happy? The role of consumption on Life-satisfaction
International journal of Business and Applied Social Sciences (IJBASS), 7 (10). DOI:https://dx.doi.org/10.33642/ijbass.v7n10p5
with Devrim Dumladag (first author) and Ozge Gokdemir

How to complete the rank-list of happiness in nations in the 2010s: Estimating overall happiness in nations from components of happiness using mixed-effect models
EHERO working paper 2021-3
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What is in the name? Content analysis of questionnaires on perceived quality of one's work life
Quality & Quantity. Online since 12-6-2021 at https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11135-021-01165-z.pdf
With Renaud Gaucher (first author)

In Memory of Edward Diener: Reflections on His Career, Contributions and The Science of Happiness
Frontiers in Psychology, Section Positive Psychology
with Weiting Ng, William Tov, Sebastiaan Rothmann, Maria José Chambel, Sufen Chen, Matthew L Cole, Chiara Consiglio, Arianna Costantini, Jesus Alfonso Daep Datu, Zelda Di Blasi, Susana Llorens, Alexandra Huber, Saskia M. Kelders, Jeff Klibert, Hans Henrik Knoop, Claude-Hélène Mayer, Mirna Nel, Marisa Salanova, Marijke Schotanus-Dijkstra, Rebecca Shankland, Akihito Shimazu, Peter M. ten Klooster, Maria Vera, Mariëlle A.J. Zondervan-Zwijnenburg, Llewellyn Ellardus Van Zyl

Effect of self monitoring of happiness on happiness, using the web-based ‘Happiness Indicator’
Expert paper prepared in December 2020 for Saratov National Research State University, Russia Faculty of Psychology, Regional Center for Applied Psychology

Can happiness apps generate nationally representative data sets? A case study collecting data on people's happiness using the German Socio-Economic Panel
Applied Research in Quality of Life. 15: 1135-1149
With Kai Ludwigs (first author), Richard Lucas, David Richter and Lidia Arends

Will happiness-trainings make us happier? A research synthesis using an online findings-archive
Frontiers in Psychology - section Organizational Psychology. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01953 Open Access
With Ad Bergsma (first author) and Ivonne Buijt

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Would I be happier as a teacher or a carpenter?, Clues in survey data on happiness and occupation
EHERO-working paper 2019-4
Together with Joyce van Leeuwen (first author)

Have the Japanese become happier over the last 50 years? Healing broken time-series data
EHERO working paper 2019-3
Together with Tineke de Jonge (first author) and Akiko Kamesaka

Effect on happiness of selfmonitoring and comparison with others, using the Happiness Indicator
Chapter in Llewellyn VanZyl & Sebastian Rothmann (eds.): Positive Psychology Interventions: Theories, methodologies and applications within multi-cultural contexts, Springer International, in press
With: Arnold Bakker, Martijn Burger, Pieter van Haren and Wido Oerlemans

Freedom and happiness in nations: A research synthesis
Applied Research on Quality of Life, 13 (2) 435-456, Doi: 10.1007/s11482-017-9543-6
With Amanina Abdur Rahman. Open Access. Erratum

Scale homogenization techniques.
Video lecture published on YouTube.
Lecture 1 in e-course based on book 'Diversity in survey questions on the same topic: techniques for improving comparability' (publication 2017c)

Will healthy eating make you happier? A research synthesis using an online findings archive
Optentia Newsletter 8 (3), December 2018, p 16

Private wealth and happiness: A research synthesis using an online findings-archive
EHERO working paper 2018/3
With Antje Jantsch (first author)

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Contextual correlates of happiness in European adults
PloS One, 13 (1): e0190387, 17 p. Open Access
Together with Hart, E.A.C., Lakerveld, J., McKee, M., Oppert, J-M., Rutter, H., Charreire, H., Bardos, H., Compernolle, S., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Brug, J. & Mackenbach, J.D.

Subjective well-being in nations
In: Diener, E., Oishi, S. & Tay, L. (eds.) Handbook of Well-being, Noba Scholar Handbook series: Subjective well-being. Salt Lake City, Utah USA DEF publishers, DOI:nobascholar.com. Open Access

Towards Greater Happiness
Optentia News, 7 (3) 2017, pp 12-13

Ways to greater happiness: A Delphi study
EHERO working paper 2017-1, Erasmus happiness Economics Research Organization, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
Together with Dan Buettner (first author) and Toben Nelson

The '10-excess' phenomenon in responses to survey questions about happiness
Social Indicators Research, 131 (2) 853-870, DOI: 10.1007/s11205-016-1265-x Open Access
Together with Gael Brule (first author)

Diversity in survey questions on the same topic: Techniques for improving comparability
Social Indicators Research Book Series. Volume 68, ISBN: 978-3-319-53260-8 (Print) 978-3-319-53261-5 (Online)
With Tineke de Jonge (first author) and Wim Kalmijn. E-course version: see 2018y
a Preface
b Diversity in Survey items and the comparison problem
c The Happiness Scale Interval Study
d Use of the Happiness Scale Interval Studies in this book
e Equivalence of rating scales using different keywords
f 'Very happy' is not always equally happy
g The labeling of anchor points and the occurrence of zero-width intervals
h The continuem approach
i The Reference Distribution Method
j Stability of boundaries of response options for different countries
k Analysis of differences in trends among the satisfied few and the dissatisfied few
l Combining and pooling of series of life-satisfaction in the USA, Japan, The Netherlands and Spain
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Some Findings on Culture Consumption and Happiness
Opentia News. November 2016, vol. 9, nr. 3, p 54

Conversion of verbal response scales: Robustness across demographic categories
Social Indicators Research, 126(1), 331-358, DOI: 10.1007/s11205-015-0879-6 Open Access
With Tineke de Jonge (first author), Wim Kalmijn and Lidia Arends

Why are locals happier than internal migrants? The role of daily life
Social Indicators Research, 125 (2) 481-508. DOI 10.1007/s11205-014-0856-7. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11205-014-0856-7
With Martijn Hendriks (first author) and Kai Ludwigs

Happiness in South Africa: Pattern of cheerful discontent
Optentia Newsletter 5 (2) 2, 7 August 2015
With Ian Rothmann

Contributions to Alex C. Michalos (Ed.) "Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research", Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands. Springer Reference Series. ISBN 9 78-94-00 7-0 752-8, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5
a: Affective component of happiness pp 80-83, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_43
c: Consequences of happiness, pp 1200-1203, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_536
d: Contenentment: Cognitive component of happiness, pp 1262-1265, DOI:10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_554
e: Freedom and quality of life, pp 2356-2359, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_1085
f : Databook of Happiness, pp 1448-1449, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_43
g: Greater happiness for a greater number, pp 2612-2613, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_3903
h: Happiness, pp 2637-264, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5-1224
i : Happiness Adjusted Life Years (HALY), pp 2641-2643, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_1225
j : Happiness levels stability, pp 1262-1265, DOI:10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_2844
k: Happiness measures, pp 2669-2674, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_1226
l : Individual quality of life, pp 3236-3237, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_1453
m: Inequality-Adjusted happiness (IAH), pp 3253-3254, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_1462
n: International Happiness Scale Interval Study (IHSIS), pp 3323-3324, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_3661
o: Journal of Happiness Studies (JOHS), pp 3462-3464, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_4049
p: Livability theory, pp 3645-3647, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_1669
q: Quality Adjusted Life Expectancy, pp 5320-5321, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_2386
r : Need theory, pp 4293-4295, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_1920
s: Quality of life: An overview, pp 5265-5269, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_103345
t : Well-being of nations, pp 7095-7098, DOI:10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_3225
u: World Database of Happiness (WDH), pp 7257-7260, DOI:10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_3662

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Homogenizing responses to different survey questions on the same topic: Proposal of a scale homogezination method using a reference distribution
Social Indicators Research, 117: 275-300. DOI:10.1007s11205-013-0335-6.
With Tineke de Jonge (first author) and Lidia Arends

The Easterlin Illusion: Economic growth does go with greater happiness
International Journal of Happiness and Development (IJHD), 2014, 1 (4), 311-343, ISSN online: 2049-2804, DOI 10.1504/IJHD 2014.066115
With Floris Vergunst

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A guide to findings on happiness of children in the World Database of happiness
In: Asher Ben-Arieh, Ferran Casas, Ivar Frones & Jill E. Korbin (eds.) Handbook of child wellbeing: Theories, methods and policies in global perspective,
vol. 1, chapter 20, pp 40-46, Springer. ISBN 978-90-481-9064-5, DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-9063-8

Greater happiness for a greater number: Is that possible in Mexico?
In: Manzanilla-Prieto, F. (ed.) Ranking de Felicidad en Mexico 2012, Universidad Popular Autonoma del Estado de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico, February 2013, ISBN 978-607-8093-31-1, chapter 2, pp 33-53

The Day Reconstruction Method (DRM): Applications in organizations
Optentia Newsletter, North West University, South Africa, Spring 2013, pp 4-5

Biological pathways and genetic mechanisms involved in social functioning
Quality of Life Research, 2013, 22 (6), 1189-1200, DOI 10.1007/s11136-012-0277
With Juan R. Ordonana (first author), Meike Bartels, Dorret I. Boomsma, David Cella, Miriam Mosing, Joao R. Oliveira, Donald L. Patrick, Gert G. Wagner, Mirjam A.G. Sprangers, all members of the GENEQOL Consortium

Social development and happiness in nations
Working paper 2012-3, Series Indices of Social Development, Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, ISSN 2213-6614

Happiness: Also known as ‘life-satisfaction’ and ‘subjective well-being’
In: Kenneth C. Land, Alex C. Michalos, and M. Joseph Sirgy (eds.) Handbook of Social Indicators and Quality of Life Research.  2012, Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer Publishers, pp 63-77,  DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-2421-1_3

Happy life expectancy associated with various mental disorders
Netherlands Journal of Psychology, 6: 33-34, ISSN 1872-552x
With Bergsma, A. (first author), Ten Have, M., Veenhoven, R. & De Graaf, R.

The effect of leisure activities on life-satisfaction: The importance of holiday trips
In: Ingrid Brdar (ed.) 'The human pursuit of wellbeing: A cultural approach', Chapter 1, pp 3-38, Springer Science, Dordrecht, ISBN: 978-94-007-1375-8, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-1375-8_4
With Jeroen Nawijn (first author)

Do they know what they are talking about? On the value of self-rated happiness of people with a mental disorder
Journal of Happiness Studies, 12(5), 793-806. DOI 10.1007/s10902-010-9227-5
With Bergsma, A. (first author), Ten Have, M. & De Graaf, R.

Greater happiness for a greater number: Is that possible in Austria?
In: Ehalt, H.C., Norder, G., Reinprecht, C. & Weiss, H. (Hrgs.) Lebensqualität in modernen Gesellschaften, Festschrift für Wolfgang Schulz, Verlag Peter Lang, 2011, Frankfurt am Main, ISBN 978-3-631-60440-3, pp 27-34

Happiness scale interval study: methodological considerations
Social Indicators Research, 102: 497-515 DOI 10.1007/s11205-010-9688-2
With Wim Kalmijn (first author) and Lidia Arends

Most people with a mental disorder are happy: A 3-year follow-up in the Dutch general population
Journal of Positive Psychology, 6(4), 253-259, DOI:10.1186/2211-1522-1-2
With Bergsma, A. (first author), Ten Have, M. & De Graaf, R.

Happiness
In: Irving B. Weiner & W. Edward Craighead (eds.) The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology, 4th edition, volume 2, 2010, Wiley, Hoboken, NJ USA, ISBN 987-0-470-17026-7, pp 749-750

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How universal is happiness?
Chapter 11 in: Ed Diener, John F. Helliwell & Daniel Kahneman (eds.) International Differences in Well-Being, 2010, Oxford University Press, New York, ISBN-13: 978-0-19-973273-9

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The establihment of the GENEQOL consortium to investigate the genetic disposition of patient reported quality-of-life outcomes
Twin Research and Human Genetics, 12: 301-31.
Together with Mirjan Sprangers and others

International scale interval study: Improving the comparability of responses to survey questions about happiness
In: Valerie Moller & Dennis Huschka (eds.) 'Quality of life and the millennium challenge: Advances in quality-of-life studies, theory and research', Social Indicators Research Series, vol. 35, Springer, e-ISBN 978-1-4020-8569-7, pp 45-58

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How do we assess how happy we are?
In: Dutt, A. K. & Radcliff, B. (eds.) ‘Happiness, Economics and Politics: Towards a multi-disciplinary approach’, Edward Elger Publishers, Cheltenham UK, ISBN 978 1 84844 093 7, chapter 3, pp 45-69

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Freedom and happiness: comparison of 126 nations in 2006
Paper presented at Legatum Prosperity Workshop, June 21-22, London, UK

Contributions to web discussion on "Are we happy yet? Happiness in an age of abundance", moderated by Will Wilkinson, CATO Unbound, April 2007
d) Happiness as a signal of good fit with human nature
c) What public policy can add to happiness
b) The place of happiness in pluralism
a) The data tell another story. Reaction to lead essay by Darrin McMahon

Hedonism and happiness
Proceedings of the 7^th ARISE Symposium ‘The Senses, Pleasure and Health’, October 7-10, 2002, Nice, France, Associates for Research into the Science of Enjoyment, London, pp 121-136  

World Database of Happiness: Continuous register of research on subjective appreciation of life
Release 2.1, Erasmus University Rotterdam

Two state-trait discussions on happiness: A reply to Stones et al
Social Indicators research, 1998, vol. 43, pp 211-245

Quality-of-life in individualistic society, a comparison of 43 nations in the early 1990's
In: Van der Braak, H., De Jong, M.J. & Zijderveld, A.C. (eds.) 'The gift of society: Social capital and institutions in a (post)modern world', Enzo Press, Amersfoort, pp 149-170, ISBN 90-74670-08-3

Satisfaction and social position: within-nation-differences compared accross nations
In: Saris, W.E. et al (eds): 'A comparative study of satisfaction with life in Europe', Eötvös University Press, Budapest, chapter 16, pp 254-262

Average level of satisfaction in10 European countries: explanation of differences
In: Saris, W.E. et al (eds.): 'A comparative study of satisfaction with life in Europe', Eötvös University Press, Budapest, chapter 15, pp 234-253

The study of life-satisfaction
In: Saris, W.E. et al (eds.): 'A comparative study of satisfaction with life in Europe', Eötvös University Press, Budapest, chapter 1, pp 11-48

A comparative study of satisfaction with life in Europe
Editor, with Willem E. Saris, Annette C. Scherpenzeel & Brendan Bunting
Eötvös University Press, Budapest, 299 p, ISBN 963 463 0812

Happy life-expectancy. A comprehensive measure of quality-of-life in nations
Social Indicators Research, vol. 39, pp 1-58

Developments in satisfaction-research
Social Indicators Research, vol. 37, pp 1-46

World Database of Happiness
Social Indicators Research, vol. 34, pp 299-313

The cross-national pattern of happiness. Test of predictions implied in three theories of happiness
Social Indicators Research, vol. 34, pp 33-68
With Joop Ehrhardt

Livability of the welfare-state. Appreciation-of-life and length-of-life in nations varying in state-welfare-effort
Social Indicators Research, vol. 36, pp 1-49
With Piet Ouweneel

How satisfying is rural life? Fact and Value
In: Cecora, J. (ed.), 'Changing values and attitudes in family households, Implications for institutional transition in East and West', Society for Agricultural Policy Research and Rural Sociology (FAA report 296), Bonn, Germany, ISBN 3-88488-296-1, pp 41-51

Correlates of Happiness
RISBO, Series Studies in Social and Cultural Transformation
Erasmus University Rotterdam, ISBN 90-72597-47-8, 2028 pages (3 volumes)

Is happiness a Trait? Tests of the theory that a better society does not make people any happier
Social Indicators Research, vol. 32, pp 101-160
Reprinted in: Michalos, A. (ed.) 'Citation classics from Social Indicators Research', Social Indicators Research Series, vol. 26, Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, ISBN1-4020-3722-8, pp 477-536

Happiness as an indicator in social policy evolution: some objections considered
In: Mesman Schulz et al (eds.) Between Sociology and Social Practice, Liber Amicorum dedicated to Mark van de Vall.
ITS, 1993, Nijmegen, pp 195-206. ISBN 90-6370-920-X

Happiness in nations: Subjective appreciation of life in 56 nations 1946-1992
RISBO, Studies in Sociale en Culturele Verandering, nr. 2, 364 p., Erasmus University Rotterdam, ISBN 90-72597-46.

Bibliography of Happiness: 2473 contempory studies on subjective appreciation of life
RISBO, Studies in Sociale en Culturele Verandering, nr. 1, 361 p., Erasmus University Rotterdam, ISBN 90-72597-45-1.

Questions on happiness: Classical topics modern anwers, blind spots
In: F. Strack, M. Argyle & N. Schwarz (eds.), Subjective Well-being: An Interdisciplinairy Perspective, Pergamon Press, London, ISBN 0-08-037264-3, pp 7-26.

Top-down versus Bottom-up: Theories of subjective well-being
Social Indicators Research, vol. 24, pp 81-100
With B. Heady and A. Wearing
Reprinted in: Michalos, A. (ed.) 'Citation classics from Social Indicators Research', Social Indicators Research Series, vol. 26, Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, ISBN1-4020-3722-8, pp 401-420

Is happiness relative?
Social Indicators Research, vol. 24, pp 1-34.

Cross-National Differences in Happiness: Cultural Bias or Societal Quality?
In: N. Bleichrock & P.J. Drenth (eds.), 'Contemporary Issues in Cross-Cultural Psychology', Zwets & Zeitlinger, Amsterdam, ISBN 90-265-1117-5, pp 168-184
With Piet Ouweneel

Does happiness bind?
In: Veenhoven, R. & Hagenaars, A. (eds.) 'How harmfull is happiness? Consequences of enjoying life or not'. Universitaire pers Rotterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 90 257 22809, pp 44-60

Is happiness relative?
In: J.P. Forgas & J.M. Imnes (eds.), Recent Advances in Social Psychology: An international perspective, Elsevier Science, 1989, Amsterdam, pp 235-247.

The well-being of only children
Adolescence, vol. 24, pp 155-165
With Maykel Verkuyten

National Wealth and Individual Happiness
In: Grunert, K.G. & Olander, M. (eds.), Understanding Economic Behavior, Kluwer Academic Press, pp 9-32

Did the crisis really hurt? Effects of the 1980-82 economic recession on satisfaction, mental health and mortality 
- Introduction to the question (with Aldi Hagenaars), pp 1-22
- Conclusions, pp 281-289
University Press Rotterdam, The Netherlands, ISBN 90 277 2279 5, 305 p.
Editor with Aldi Hagenaars

How harmful is happiness? Consequences of enjoying life or not
University Press Rotterdam, The Netherlands, ISBN 90 237 28898, 137 p. (editor)
Editorial contributions: 'Introduction', pp 1-6, 'Conclusions', pp 128-36

The Utility of Happiness
Social Indicators Research, vol. 20, pp 333-354

Cultural Bias in ratings of perceived life quality
Social Indicators Research, vol. 18, pp 329-334

Databook of Happiness
Complementary reference work to 'Conditions of happiness'
Kluwer Academic, 1984, Dordrecht/Boston, ISBN 90 277 1793 1, 580 pages

Conditions of Happiness
Kluwer Academic, 1984, Dordrecht/Boston. Reprinted 1989. ISBN 90 277 1792 3, 461 pages

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The growing impact of marriage
Social Indicators Research, vol. 12, pp 49-63.

Livability of the welfare-state. Appreciation-of-life and length-of-life in nations varying in state-welfare-effort
Social Indicators Research, vol. 36, pp 1-49
With Piet Ouweneel

Biological pathways and genetic mechanisms involved in social functioning
Quality of Life Research, online since October 2012, DOI 10.1007/s11136-012-0277
With Juan R. Ordonana (first author), Meike Bartels, Dorret I. Boomsma, David Cella, Miriam Mosing, Joao R. Oliveira, Donald L. Patrick, Gert G. Wagner, Mirjam A.G. Sprangers, all members of the GENEQOL Consortium