STRENGTHS and WEAKNESSES

Strengths
• This collection is unique
• Most complete overview of research findings on correlates of happiness available
• Fine-grained subject classification
• Unprecedented comparability of these findings by its standardized descriptions
• Detailed information on electronic findings pages
• Use of links to online finding pages allows condensed review reports

Weaknesses
• Many studies left out
• Limited comparability of measured correlates and statistics
• Limited view on context of correlations
• Entry of findings laborious
• Collection hence not complete

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