Long-term payoffs of work? Women's past involvement in paid work and mental health in widowhood

Research on Aging

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 436-456

  Pai, Manacy ^a   Barrett, Anne E ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distress; Mastery; Mental health; Self esteem; Widowhood; Work histories

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; WIDOW;

EID: 34547843646     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027507304084     Document Type: Article

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