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Erschienen in: Journal of Happiness Studies 4/2007

01.12.2007 | Research Paper

Core Affect and Subjective Wellbeing: A Rebuttal to Moum and Land

verfasst von: Robert A. Cummins, Mark A. Stokes, Melanie T. Davern

Erschienen in: Journal of Happiness Studies | Ausgabe 4/2007

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Abstract

This paper is a rebuttal to the reviews of Moum and Land. Publication has been facilitated by Journal policy (see Instructions to authors ‘Procedure when the authors and reviewers disagree’ on the Journal website) which details the procedure to be followed in the case of disputed manuscripts. Our reply is in two parts. The first concerns issues of theory and the second issues of methodology. Each point of critique raised by the reviewers has been answered and shown either to be false or irrelevant. We contend that our original conclusion still stands. Subjective wellbeing is dominated by Core Affect.

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Metadaten
Titel
Core Affect and Subjective Wellbeing: A Rebuttal to Moum and Land
verfasst von
Robert A. Cummins
Mark A. Stokes
Melanie T. Davern
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2007
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in
Journal of Happiness Studies / Ausgabe 4/2007
Print ISSN: 1389-4978
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7780
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-007-9065-2

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