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Bibliographic Subjects » DETERMINANTS OF HAPPINESS » Determinants of contentment » Evidence for comparison theory

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DETERMINANTS OF HAPPINESS Determinants of contentment Evidence for comparison theory
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Evidence for comparison theory, proof, confirmation
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List of Publications on this Subject

Authors Title / Source Year Hagerty, M.R. Social Comparison of Incomes in One's Community: Evidence from National Surveys of Income and Happiness.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2000, Vol. 78, 764 - 771 2000 Salmela-Aro, K.; Nurmi, J.E. Depressive Symptoms and Personal Project Appraisals: A Cross-Lagged Longitudinal Study.
Personality and Individual Differences, 1996, Vol. 21, 373 - 381 1996 Delhey, J.; Kohler, U. From Nationally bounded to Pan-European Inequalities? On the Importance of Foreign Countries as Reference Groups.
European Sociological Review, 2006, Vol. 22, 125 - 140 2006 Evans, S.; Huxley, P.J. Adaptation, Response-shift and Quality of Life Ratings in Mentally Well and Unwell Groups.
Quality of Life Research, 2005, Vol. 14, 1719 - 1732 2005 Clark, A.E.; Frijters, P.; Shields, M.A. Relative Income, Happiness and Utility: An Explanation for the Easterlin Paradox and Other Puzzles.
Journal of Economic Literature, 2008, Vol. 46, 95 - 144 (also Discussion Paper no. 2840, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), 2007, Bonn, Germany) 2008 Lyubomirsky, S.; Kasri, F.; Tucker, K.L. Responses to Hedonically Social Comparisons: Comparing Happy and Unhappy People.
European Journal of Social Psychology, 2002, Vol. 31, 511 - 535 2002 Pinhey, T.K.; Colfax, R.S.; Rubinstein, D.H. Overweight and Happiness: The Reflected Self-Appraisal Hypothesis Reconstructed.
Social Science Quarterly, 1997, Vol. 78, 747 - 755. 1997 Caporale, G.M.; Georgellis, Y.; Tsitsianis, N.; Yin, Y.P. Income and Happiness across Europe: Do Reference Values matter?
CESifo working Paper no. 2146, 2007, Munich, Germany. 2007 Firebaugh, G.; Schroeder, M.B. Does Your Neighbor's Income Affect Your Happiness?
American Journal of Sociology, 2009, Vol. 115, 805 - 831 2009 van Oudenhoven-vander Zee, K.I.; Buunk, B.P.; DeRuiter, J.H. Social Comparison and the Subjective Well-Being of Cancer Patients.
Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 1996, Vol.18, 453 - 468 1996