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There is a growing trend in QOL studies in the development of country-specific measures of QOL, subjective indicators of QOL included. This chapter will describe research related to the development of country-specific measures of subjective well-being. We will begin by describing reports comparing subjective well-being of citizens of various countries, and then we will shift gears to addressing subjective well-being data from specific countries.
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Sirgy, M.J. (2012). The QOL of Countries. 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_27
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