Goal clarity and financial planning activities as determinants of retirement savings contributions

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-32

  Stawski, Robert S ^a   Hershey, Douglas A ^b   Jacobs Lawson, Joy M ^c  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; VARIANCE; AGED; ECONOMICS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMIC; RETIREMENT;

EID: 34247882951     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: 15413535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/13GK-5H72-H324-16P2     Document Type: Article

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