Change of leisure satisfaction in the transition to retirement: A latent-class analysis

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 311-329

  Pinquart, Martin ^a   Schindler, Ines ^b  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Development; Growth curves; Longitudinal study; Psychological well being; Retirees

Indexed keywords

GROWTH CURVE; RETIREMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

EID: 70449441278     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400902988275     Document Type: Article

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