Antecedents of Bridge Employment: A Longitudinal Investigation

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 818-830

  Wang, Mo ^a   Zhan, Yujie ^a   Liu, Songqi ^a   Shultz, Kenneth S ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bridge employment; continuity theory; life course perspective; retirement; role theory

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; STATISTICS;

AGED; CAREER MOBILITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETIREMENT;

EID: 48049086773     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.93.4.818     Document Type: Article

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