The effects of retirement expectations and social support on post-retirement adjustment: A longitudinal analysis

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 458-470

  Taylor, Mary Anne ^a   Goldberg, Caren ^b   Shore, Lynn M ^c   Lipka, Phillip ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Individual behaviour; Psychology; Retirement; Social change

Indexed keywords

EID: 42649090844     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940810869051     Document Type: Article

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