Profiling retirees in the retirement transition and adjustment process: Examining the longitudinal change patterns of retirees' psychological well-being

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 455-474

  Wang, Mo ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth mixture modeling; Psychological well being; Retirement transition and adjustment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 33947404066     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.92.2.455     Document Type: Article

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