A Review of Theoretical and Empirical Advancements

American Psychologist

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 204-213

  Wang, Mo ^a   Henkens, Kène ^b   van Solinge, Hanna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NETHERLANDS INTERDISCIPLINARY DEMOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Older workers; Resource perspective; Retirement adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGING; ARTICLE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGING; HUMANS; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 79954481881     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022414     Document Type: Article

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