Change and persistence of personal identities after the transition to retirement

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-106

  Teuscher, Ursina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; ROLE PLAYING; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IDENTITY CRISIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETIREMENT; ROLE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 77949282193     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: 15413535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/AG.70.1.d     Document Type: Article

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