Predictors of employees' early retirement intentions: An 11-year longitudinal study

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 94-100

  von Bonsdorff, Monika E ^a,b   Huuhtanen, Pekka ^a   Tuomi, Kaija ^a   Seitsamo, Jorma ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Early retirement intentions; Gender; Negative perceptions about work; Work ability.

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; PENSION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETIREMENT; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGING; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; PENSIONS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; RETIREMENT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77950137507     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqp126     Document Type: Article

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