Anticipated and experienced changes in activities after husbands retire

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 69-84

  Fitzpatrick, Tanya R ^a   Vinick, Barbara H ^b   Bushfield, Suzanne ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities; Anticipated changes; Marital quality; Retirement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SPOUSE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; BOSTON; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SPOUSES;

EID: 33645241719     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v46n02_06     Document Type: Article

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