Exploring factors of perceived social performance, health and personal control among retired seniors and seniors owning home-based businesses in non-metropolitan counties

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 297-315

  Kean, Rita C ^a,c   Van Zandt, Sally ^a   Miller, Nancy J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c 234 Home Economics Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF CONTROL; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0030425907     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/YWH1-BA8H-RQEF-28ML     Document Type: Article

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