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Employment and family as determinants of anticipated life satisfaction among young Greek adults

DIMITRA MACRI Experimental School, Athens University, Athens, Greece
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ETIENNE MULLET Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, France
Pages 183-201 | Published online: 01 Jul 2010

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