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Authors: Lyubomirsky, S., Tkach, C., & DiMatteo, M. R.
Affiliations: University of California, Riverside (US)
Corresponding author: Lyubomirsky, Sonja
ORCID: Lyubomirsky, Sonja
Venue: Social Indicators Research
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2005-10-04
Volume: 78
Issue: 3
Pages: 363-404
ISSN: 0303-8300 (ISSN-L)
1573-0921
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-005-0213-y
OpenAlex: W2089361835
Cited by: 431
References: 199
Citations by year: 2026: 3 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 32 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 30 · 2020: 20 · 2019: 29 · 2018: 26 · 2017: 32 · 2016: 28 · 2015: 31 · 2014: 23 · 2013: 30 · 2012: 18
FWCI: 9.38
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Social Indicators Research (publishedVersion)
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
Keywords: happiness, self-esteem, life satisfaction, meaning of life, loneliness, friendship satisfaction, interpersonal relationships, optimism, hopelessness, extraversion, neuroticism, personality traits, older adults, retired employees

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