Coping with retirement: Well-being, health, and religion

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 427-448

  Lowis, Michael ^a,b   Edwards, Anthony ^a   Burton, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coping; Elderly; Health; Locus of control; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 67449097184     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JRLP.143.4.427-448     Document Type: Article

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