Revisiting the disengagement theory with differentials in the determinants of life satisfaction

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 209-224

  Chen, Chaonan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ECONOMICS   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Disengagement theory; Life domain; Life satisfaction; Social indicator

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL INDICATOR;

TAIWAN;

EID: 0042822101     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024718321860     Document Type: Article

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