Perceived changes in life satisfaction from the past, present and to the future: A comparison of U.S. and Japan.

The current study examined how perceptions of change in life satisfaction vary by age and culture. Perceptions of past, present, and future life satisfaction were examined in adults aged 33-79 from the Midlife in the United States Study (N = 4,803) and from the Survey of Midlife in Japan (N = 974)....

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Publicado en:Psychology & Aging Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 317 - 330
Autores principales: Hong, Joanna H, Charles, Susan T, Lee, Soomi, Lachman, Margie E
Formato: journal article
Publicado: American Psychological Association 2019
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          Hong, Joanna H
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