Expectations of gains in the second half of life: A study of personal conceptions of enrichment in a lifespan perspective

Ageing and Society

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-24

  Timmer, Erika ^a   Bode, Christina ^b   Dittmann Kohli, Freya ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activities; Developmental gains; Future expectations; Germany; Retirement

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; ELDERLY POPULATION; LIFESTYLE;

GERMANY;

EID: 0037277242     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X0200898X     Document Type: Article

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