| since 1984 |
World Database of Happiness:
Continuous register of research on subjective appreciation of life |
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| 2012j | Evidence-based pursuit of happiness: What we should know, what we do know and what we can get to know Erasmus Happiness Economics Research Organization, White paper nr. 1, Erasmus University Rotterdam. Also published as Opentia paper, North-West University South Africa |
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| 2011b | Greater happiness for a greater number:
Is that possible? If so, how? In: Sheldon, K.M., Kashdan, T.B. & Steger, M.F. (eds.) Designing Positive Psychology: Taking Stock and Moving Forward', Oxford University Press, New York, 2011, ISBN 978-0-19-537358-5, Chapter 26, pp 396-409 |
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| 2004c | The greatest happiness
principle. Happiness as a public policy aim In: Linley, P.A. & Joseph, S. (eds.) 'Positive psychology in practice', chapter 39, Publisher: John Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, USA, ISBN 0471459062 |
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| 2002f | Why social policy needs
subjective indicators Social Indicators Research, 2002, vol. 58, pp 33-45, ISSN 0303-8300 Also published in: Hagerty M.R., Vogel, J., & Moller, V. (eds.) ‘Assessing quality of life and living conditions to guide national policy. The state of the art’, Social Indicators Research Series vol 11, pp 33-45, Kluwer Academic, 2002, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, ISBN 1-4020-0727-2 |
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2000c |
The four qualities of life: Ordering concepts and
measures of the good life Journal Of Happiness Studies, 2000, vol. 1, pp 1-39 |
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| 2000b | Well-being in the welfare state: Level not higher,
distribution not more equitable Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, 2000, vol. 2, pp 91-125 |
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| 1999a | Quality-of-life in individualistic society: A
comparison of 43 nations in the early 1990's Social Indicators Research, 1999, vol. 48, pp 157-186 (Prize paper) |
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1997c |
Advances in the
understanding of happiness (published in French) |
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| 1996b | Happy life-expectancy. A
comprehensive measure of quality-of-life in nations |
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| 1995b | The cross-cultural pattern of
happiness. Test of predictions implied in three theories of happiness |
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| 1994a | Is happiness a trait? Tests of
the theory that a better society does not make people any happier |
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| 1991a | Is happiness relative? |
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1989b |
Did the crisis really hurt?
Effects of the 1980-82 economic recession on satisfaction, mental health and mortality (editor, with Aldi Hagenaars) |
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1989a |
How harmful is happiness?
Consequences of enjoying life or not (editor) |
book abstract contents + chapter abstracts text introduction text conclusions |
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1984a |
Conditions of Happiness |
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abstract contents + chapter abstracts text conclusions order book |
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