Occupational attachment and met expectations as predictors of retirement adjustment of naval officers

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1697-1725

  Taylor, Mary Anne ^a   Shultz, Kenneth S ^b   Spiegel, Peter E ^b   Morrison, Robert F ^c   Greene, Jenifer ^d  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Navy Personnel Research and Development Center   (United States)

^d MARYVILLE COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 34547421335     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2007.00234.x     Document Type: Article

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