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Social Indicators and the Concepts of Quality of Life, Subjective Well-Being, and Resilience

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This literature overview focuses on the origin of the social indicator movement and gives a review on the concepts of quality of life, (subjective) well-being, and resilience. Delineations of the three concepts and their interplay, especially their intersection, are assumed to capture a full understanding of child well-being.

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Exenberger, S., Juen, B. (2014). Social Indicators and the Concepts of Quality of Life, Subjective Well-Being, and Resilience. In: Well-Being, Resilience and Quality of Life from Children’s Perspectives. SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7519-0_1

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