Travel: A long-range goal of retired women

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 137, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 483-494

  Staats, Sara ^a   Pierfelice, Loretta ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Leisure travel; Long range goals; Retired women; Travel

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242509148     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980309600630     Document Type: Article

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