Why older adults seek employment: Differing motivations among subgroups

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 274-289

  Loi, Jasmin Lui Ping ^a   Shultz, Kenneth S ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aging workers; Bridge employment; Job seeking; Older workers; Retirement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CAREER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PENSIONER; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKER;

EID: 34248325165     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464807301087     Document Type: Article

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