Psychosocial wellbeing and reasons for retirement in Sweden

Ageing and Society

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 413-430

  Nordenmark, Mikael ^a   Stattin, Mikael ^b  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Influence on retirement; Older people; Psychosocial wellbeing; Reasons for retirement

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; LIVING STANDARD; PANEL DATA; PSYCHOLOGY; RETIREMENT; WELFARE IMPACT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 67949108072     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X08008179     Document Type: Article

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