Welfare Systems, Support Networks and Subjective Well-Being Among Retired Persons

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 511-529

  Requena, Felix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Happiness; ISSP; Retirement; Subjective well being; Support networks; Welfare systems

Indexed keywords

QUALITY OF LIFE; RETIREMENT; SURVEY; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

EID: 78649319296     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-010-9596-5     Document Type: Article

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