Aging after retirement: A social psychological process

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-54

  Goldberg, Earl ^a   Beitz, Janice M ^a  

^a LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health transitioning; Older adults; Retirement; Social process

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249890211     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J016v31n01_03     Document Type: Article

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