Laboratory for Leisure, Tourism & Sport

The University of Connecticut

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Life Satisfaction (#16)

Researched and Compiled by: Laurence A.W. DeGaris, Ph.D. Candidate in the Sociocultural Aspects of Sport Email: lad93004@uconnvm.uconn.edu

Life Satisfaction (#16)

Researched and compiled by: Laurence A.W. DeGaris, Email: Degaris@bellatlantic.net or Lad93004@uconnvm.uconn.edu 584 References, updated June 1997, v3.2
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