The influence of the early retirement process on satisfaction with early retirement and psychological well-being

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 251-273

  Potočnik, Kristina ^a   Tordera, Nuria ^a   Peiró, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; SATISFACTION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETIREMENT;

EID: 77951138212     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: 15413535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/AG.70.3.e     Document Type: Article

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