Perceptions of and satisfaction with retirement: A comparison of six European Union countries

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 524-528

  Fouquereau, Evelyne ^a   Fernandez, Anne ^a   Paul, Maria Constança ^b   Fonseca, Antonio Manuel ^c   Uotinen, Virpi ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PORTUGAL   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

European Union; Retirement; Satisfaction with life; Transition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FRANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PORTUGAL; RATING SCALE; RETIREMENT; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETIREMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 27644492482     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.20.3.524     Document Type: Article

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