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Peer reviewedLau, Anna L.D.; Cummins, Robert A.; McPherson, Wenda – Social Indicators Research, 2005
The Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI) is being developed for the cross-cultural measurement of subjective wellbeing (SWB). This paper reports the findings of its utility with the Hong Kong Chinese and Australian populations. An item on affect, "satisfaction with own happiness" was also investigated to determine whether it should be added to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Differences, Quality of Life, Cross Cultural Studies
