The Personal and the Political: Israelis' Perception of Well-Being in Times of War and Peace
Social Indicators ResearchPublished 1 July 1998
Simha F. Landau, Benjamin Beit‐Hallahmi, Shlomit Levy
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stress, health worries, happiness, coping, sociodemographic variables,
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