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Genetics of wellbeing and its components satisfaction with life, happiness, and quality of life: a review and meta-analysis of heritability studies.

Behavior genetics - 1 Mar 2015

Bartels Meike

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Wellbeing is a major topic of research across several disciplines, reflecting the increasing recognition of its strong value across major domains in life. Previous twin-family studies have revealed that individual differences in wellbeing are accounted for by both genetic as well as environmental factors. A systematic literature search identified 30 twin-family studies on wellbeing or a related measure such as...

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PMID: 25715755
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-015-9713-y
PMCID: PMC4346667

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