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The direct monitoring of key attitudes, expectations, feelings, aspirations, and values in a population is necessary for an understanding of social change and the quality of life.

Zumbo, B.D., & Michalos, A.C.: 2014. Michalos-Zumbo Well-Being Index. In A.C. Michalos (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research (pp. 4032–4036). © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2014.

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Zumbo, B.D., Michalos, A.C. (2017). Michalos-Zumbo Well-Being Index. In: Development of Quality of Life Theory and Its Instruments. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51149-8_17

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