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Effects of Needs and Need Satisfaction on Subjective QOL

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This chapter describes the effects of needs and need satisfaction on subjective well-being.

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  1. Department of Marketing Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061-0236, USA

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Sirgy, M.J. (2012). Effects of Needs and Need Satisfaction on Subjective QOL. In: The Psychology of Quality of Life. Social Indicators Research Series, vol 50. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4405-9_12

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