Contribution of Retirement-related Variables to Well-being in an Older Male Sample

New Zealand Journal of Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 74-79

  Alpass, Fiona ^a   Neville, Stephen ^b   Flett, Ross ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b CHRISTCHURCH POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0034556006     PISSN: 0112109X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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