When what one has is enough: Mindfulness, financial desire discrepancy, and subjective well-being

@article{Brown2009WhenWO,
  title={When what one has is enough: Mindfulness, financial desire discrepancy, and subjective well-being},
  author={Kirk Warren Brown and Tim Kasser and Richard M. Ryan and Peter Alex Linley and Kevin M. Orzech},
  journal={Journal of Research in Personality},
  year={2009},
  volume={43},
  pages={727-736}
}
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