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Subjective Wellbeing in a Southwestern Province in China

verfasst von: Elizabeth Monk-Turner, Charlie G. Turner

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Differences in subjective wellbeing were examined among 3,641 men and women in Yunnan, China. Using an urban Chinese sample, Appleton and Song in World Dev 36:2325–2340, (2008) reported that SWB was positively correlated with income, reporting good health, being married, female, and a Communist Party member. The current work examines how well these findings hold in the non-coastal province of Yunnan, by gender, and by urban/rural status.

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Titel: Subjective Wellbeing in a Southwestern Province in China
verfasst von: Elizabeth Monk-Turner
Charlie G. Turner
Publikationsdatum: 01.04.2012
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in: Journal of Happiness Studies / Ausgabe 2/2012
Print ISSN: 1389-4978
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7780
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-011-9268-4

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